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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(FIR, §154 CrPC, Lalita Kumari, cognisable offence, Constitution Bench)
+metatag-description=(FIR registration mandatory upon information of cognisable offence.)
+metatag-title=(Lalita Kumari v. Government of UP — 2013 — RTI case law)}}
+====== Lalita Kumari v. Government of UP ======
+**Lalita Kumari v. Government of UP** (Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench), 2013-11-12) //(2014) 2 SCC 1// is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 154-CrPC. FIR registration mandatory upon information of cognisable offence. Registration of FIR under §154(1) of CrPC is mandatory when information disclosing a cognisable offence is received.
+===== Holding =====
+FIR registration mandatory upon information of cognisable offence.
+===== Ratio =====
+Registration of FIR under §154(1) of CrPC is mandatory when information disclosing a cognisable offence is received. Preliminary inquiry is permitted only in 7 narrow categories — matrimonial, commercial, medical-negligence, corruption, abnormal-delay reporting, suspect information, jurisdiction-verification — and must conclude within 7 days.
+===== Section(s) applied =====
+  * Section 154-CrPC
+===== Practitioner takeaway =====
+§154(1) CrPC; preliminary inquiry only in 7 narrow categories.
+===== Citation =====
+  * **Citation:** (2014) 2 SCC 1
+  * **Court:** Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench)
+  * **Date:** 2013-11-12
+  * **Outcome:** disposed
+  * **Reporter / Cause-list:** (2014) 2 SCC 1
+===== Related =====
+  * [[:cases:search|RTI Case-Law Search — full corpus]]
+  * [[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|PIO/FAA Knowledge Base]]
+  * [[:pio-supreme-court-rulings|10 landmark Supreme Court RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:pio-high-court-rulings|High Court RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:landmark-cic-decisions|Landmark CIC decisions]]
+  * [[:act|RTI Act, 2005 — full text]]
+//Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.// {{tag>rti case-law cases sc 2013}}

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