Sec 174A IPC - no complaint is necessary

Maneesh Goomer Vs State Hon'ble High Court of Delhi on 04.01.12 observed that 174A of IPC is a cognizable offence and other offence of this line are non-cognizable thus it can not be said that a complaint by court is necessary for all section including sec 174A IPC. Under this section police may registered FIR and file charge sheet without formal complaint by court. Main offence of sec 138 IPC is already compounded but same is not ground to quash present case u/s 174A and this is a distinctive offence.