Qamar Mukhtar Shaikh v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking constitution of a crime incident report in view of the non-registration of FIR. The Court observed that the petitioner failed to attend the police station despite repeated requests, leading the Assistant Commissioner of Police to conclude no FIR could be registered. Accepting the petitioner's instruction to appear at the Dadar police station, the Court
What did the court decide?
The petition is disposed of, with the duty to record the statement and register FIR now vested with the Dadar Police Station upon the petitioner's appearance.