No FIR Can Be Registered For Offence Under Section 188 Of IPC : Chhattisgarh HC

The High Court of Chhattisgarh has held that the police cannot register an FIR for the offence under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code. Holding thus, the Court quashed an FIR registered against a doctor who was alleged to have violated the directions issued by the Collector in the wake of COVID-19. Section 188 IPC deals with the offence relating to disobedience of an order promulgated by a public servant.