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46. The State functions through its various organs consisting of different personnels and authorities. State functionaries have their own rights and obligations entrusted to them under different Statutes governing the field. The Code of Criminal Procedure is one of such Statutes, which govern the law relating to criminal procedure. The authorities and police officers, who are entrusted different obligations and functions under the Code of Criminal Procedure, has to act as ordained by the Code of Criminal Procedure. It is an obligation of the police officers to register a First Information Report when they receive any information regarding commission of a cognizable offence. For recording such offences, they are neither required to await any instructions from any authority or State nor they have to abdicate their obligation to register F.I.R. as required by Cr.P.C. "