Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973–Sec. 154 [Corresponding Sec. 173 of BNSS, 2023]–Clubing of 64 FIRs registered against the appellant in different States–FIRs have been registered under the General Laws and State Laws–Correct course of action would be to merge the FIRs with the earliest FIR in the State concerned–If the first FIR in the respective State is registered in respect of offence under the General Laws and not the Special Enactment, but if the subsequent FIRs now registered are also in connection with the Special Law, the same after clubbing must be tried under the Special Law by the Special Courts–The subsequent FIR in each State shall be treated as the statements u/s. 161 and the Investigation Officer of the Principal FIR will be free to file supplementary charge-sheets after collection of the records of concerning other FIRs.
