Supreme Court: Cognizance of offence Against Public Servant For Offence Of Neglect Of Duty Cannot Be Taken Without Administrative Enquiry Report

[Educator]

The argument of the learned Counsel for the complainant is that the word "charges" occurring in proviso to Section 4(2) of the SC/ST Act is to be interpreted that the enquiry report is to be sought before framing of charges and not before the registration of the FIR.{Para 49}50. To my mind, the said argument is bereft of merit as the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in