GUIDELINES FOR REGISTRATION of 341,IPC

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Standing Order

No. Issue Date Issued By Issuing Unit Issuing Branch
341/2008 08/02/2008 COMMISSIONER OF POLICE Police Head Quarters C&T(AC-5)/PHQ

Subject : GUIDELINES FOR REGISTRATION CASES UNDER SECTION 341 OF IPC

Contents Standing Order No.341/2008

GUIDELINES FOR REGISTRATION CASES UNDER SECTION 341 OF IPC

In 2007, as many as 3729 cases were registered u/s 341 IPC. Out of this, there were 10 stand alone cases with 3719 cases were conjunction with other cases. A summary of such cases made by the Crime Branch is as under:-
SNo Under Section No. of cases
1 341 or 341/34 IPC 10
2 341 read with 427 or 427/34 IPC 75
3 341 read with 323 or 323/34 IPC 1,915
4 341 read with one or more following Sections of IPC:
302/306/307/308/309/324/325/326/328/337/342/348/354/363/
365/376/379/380/384/385/392/394/395/397/406/411/420/425
426/427/428/447/448/451/452/500/506/509/511/120-B/147/148/149 IPC 1,729
Total 3,729

This extent of application of section 341 IPC for committing non cognizable cases in to cognizable one indicates perhaps a lack of due application of mind or even misuse in many cases. It is interesting to note that 1915 cases were of section 341 and 323 IPC and the application of this section gave the net effect of making a non

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