In a landmark judgment delivered in Criminal Appeal No. 1545 of 2025, the Supreme Court of India has quashed an FIR registered against Rajya Sabha Member Imran Pratapgadhi, offering significant clarification on the interplay between FIR registration and preliminary inquiry under the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and the recently enacted Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS),
Supreme Court Clarifies Distinction Between FIR Registration and Preliminary Inquiry Under CrPC and BNSS
