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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(FIR, §154 CrPC, Lalita Kumari, cognisable offence, Constitution Bench)
 +metatag-description=(FIR registration mandatory upon information of cognisable offence. Case: Lalita Kumari v. Government of UP. RTI Wiki — citizen-first reference.)
 +metatag-title=(Lalita Kumari v. Government of UP — 2013 — RTI case law)}}
 +====== Lalita Kumari v. Government of UP ======
 +
 +**Lalita Kumari v. Government of UP** (Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench), 2013-11-12) //(2014) 2 SCC 1// is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 154-CrPC. FIR registration mandatory upon information of cognisable offence. Registration of FIR under §154(1) of CrPC is mandatory when information disclosing a cognisable offence is received.
 +
 +===== Holding =====
 +
 +FIR registration mandatory upon information of cognisable offence.
 +
 +===== Ratio =====
 +
 +Registration of FIR under §154(1) of CrPC is mandatory when information disclosing a cognisable offence is received. Preliminary inquiry is permitted only in 7 narrow categories — matrimonial, commercial, medical-negligence, corruption, abnormal-delay reporting, suspect information, jurisdiction-verification — and must conclude within 7 days.
 +
 +===== Section(s) applied =====
 +
 +  * Section 154-CrPC
 +
 +===== Practitioner takeaway =====
 +
 +§154(1) CrPC; preliminary inquiry only in 7 narrow categories.
 +
 +===== Citation =====
 +
 +  * **Citation:** (2014) 2 SCC 1
 +  * **Court:** Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench)
 +  * **Date:** 2013-11-12
 +  * **Outcome:** disposed
 +  * **Reporter / Cause-list:** (2014) 2 SCC 1
 +
 +===== Related =====
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 +
 +//Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.// {{tag>rti case-law cases sc 2013}}