W.P.(Crl.) No. 000072 / 2011

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When a petitioner invokes the criminal writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Article 32 alleging failure of police authorities to investigate a cognizable offence, the Court is empowered to issue directions compelling registration of an FIR and superintendence of investigation; once a final report under Section 173 CrPC is filed before the competent Magistrate, the writ petition becomes infructuous and the trial court must proceed in accordance with law. This procedural principle, as analysed on casestatus.in, reflects the supervisory role of constitutional courts in ensuring that investigative obligations of the State are fulfilled without jurisdictional buck-passing between police forces.