Naman Singh @ Naman Pratap Singh & Anr. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. – (SC)

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973–Secs. 154 & 156(3)–Whether an Executive Magistrate can direct to police for registration of FIR ?–Held, no–If a complaint is lodged before the Executive Magistrate regarding an issue over which he has administrative jurisdiction, it may be possible for him to lodge FIR himself in the matter–He cannot exercise the powers of Sec. 156(3) of the Code–Impugned FIR is liable to be quashed.