Amit Kumar Kejriwal vs The State Of Jharkhand on 23 November, 2022
Thus, it is not a cognizance order passed on the earlier
investigation of the police, thus, the contention of the learned counsel for the
petitioners with regard to taking of the cognizance based on the police report is
not accepted by the Court. The ratio decided in the case of "Vishnu Kumar
Tiwari v. State of Uttar Pradesh, through the Secretary Home, Civil Secretariat,
Lucknow and Another" (supra), as relied by the learned counsel for the
petitioners is not in dispute. The learned court has chosen the fourth option of
receiving the protest petition and has proceeded to act under section 200 and
202 Cr.P.C. The right of the complainant of filing regular complaint is not taken
away as has been considered in that judgment at paragraph no.24 of the said
judgment which is quote below :