If a complainant/victim lodge a non-cognizable offense in police station and the complainant/victim wants investigation in that case, then in this situation who will take approval from judicial magistrate, the victim or the police ?
Kuldeep Singh 25 December 2025
If a complainant/victim lodge a non-cognizable offense in police station and the complainant/victim wants investigation in that case, then in this situation who will take approval from judicial magistrate, the victim or the police ?
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate) 25 December 2025
The police will first register FIR if prima facie case is made out by preliminary investigations, subsequent to filing charge sheet, the court will decide about taking cognizance.
Kuldeep Singh 25 December 2025
| Originally posted by : T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate | ||
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The police will first register FIR if prima facie case is made out by preliminary investigations, subsequent to filing charge sheet, the court will decide about taking cognizance. | ![]() |
Sir i am not asking about cognizable offense.
Police not register FIR in non cognizable offense. They just write simple complain and give ncr copy to victim.
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate) 25 December 2025
The defacto complainant duty is to lodge the complaint with the police, if they don't reigster the FIR or do not take proper action on your complaint, you can approach judicial magistrate with a petition under section 173(3),BNS seeking direction to concerned police to take action as per law.
You may have to provide proper documents to establish cognizance of offence.
You have not stated the proper facts hence you may revert with proper details if you are serious about the subject matter.
Dr. MPS RAMANI Ph.D.[Tech.] (Scientist/Engineer) 26 December 2025
You have stated complainant/victim. In order to make a complaint regarding a non-cognisable offence, the complainant should have a locus standii. A complainant may or may not have a locus standii. A victim may have a locus standii.
P. Venu (Advocate) 27 December 2025
The proper course is in approaching the competent judicial magistrate.
Kuldeep Singh 27 December 2025
Who will approach magistrate: complainant or police ?
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate) 27 December 2025
After lodging the complaint with the police if the police is not responding properly then you may approach judicial magistrate concerned with a petition under section 173(3) BNSS seeking direction to the concerned police station to initiate proper legal action on your complaint.
The judicial magistrate will then decide about taking cognizance or not based on the facts of the case and the supporting documents submitted by the complainant.
Kuldeep Singh 27 December 2025
If complainant approach judicial magistrate then any need to hire advocate or just simply give application to magistrate free of cost ?
Dr. J C Vashista (Advocate ) 28 December 2025
No such information shall reach the Magistrate for a non-cognizable report registered by police.
Dr. MPS RAMANI Ph.D.[Tech.] (Scientist/Engineer) 04 January 2026
There is no law that makes it mandatory to hire an advocate. If it is your own case and you feel you competent to represent yourself you can do so. You cannot represent another if you are not an advocate.