Lt. Col. C.M. Upreti vs Sh. K.K. Bhargava on 10 February, 2016
Delhi in Skipper Beverages Pvt. Ltd. Vs. State (supra), wherein
it was held,
"10. Section 156(3) of the Code aims at curtailing and controlling
the arbitrariness on the part of the police authorities in the matter
of registration of FIRs and taking up investigations, even in those
cases where the same are warranted. The Section empower the
Magistrate to issue directions in this regard but this provision
should not be permitted to be misused by the complainants to get
police cases registered even in those cases which are not very
serious in nature and the Magistrate himself can hold enquiry under
Chapter XV and proceed against the accused if required. Therefore,
a Magistrate, must apply his mind before passing an order under
Section 156(3) of the Code and must not pass these orders
mechanically on the mere asking by the complainant. These powers
ought to be exercised primarily in those cases where the allegations
are quite serious or evidence is beyond the reach of complainant or
custodial interrogation appears to be necessary for some recovery
of article or discovery of fact."