STAE REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE, T.N. vs V. JAYAPAUL

The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in quashing the criminal proceedings against the respondent-accused on the grounds that the police officer who registered the FIR could not investigate the case. The Court clarified that there is no provision in the Criminal Procedure Code that disqualifies a police officer from investigating a cognizable offence after registering the FIR under Sections 420, 201 IPC and Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Court reinstated the proceedings, emphasizing that the police officer's actions were within the legal framework of Sections 154 to 157 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.