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Why did the Supreme Court in Soma Bhai v. State of Gujarat (1975) decline to treat the telephone…

The Court treated the telephone message to Surat as a request for instructions that was too cryptic to constitute an FIR. It treated the detailed report given to the local…

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Why did the Supreme Court in Soma Bhai v. State of Gujarat (1975) decline to treat the telephone message to the Surat police station as the first information report?

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The Court treated the telephone message to Surat as a request for instructions that was too cryptic to constitute an FIR. It treated the detailed report given to the local police officer and then reduced to writing as the FIR.

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Option A

The Court found that the message sought instructions and lacked the facts necessary to constitute the FIR.

Option B

The officer sought instructions before reducing the report given to him into writing.

Option C

The Court treated the detailed oral report made to the officer and then reduced to writing as the FIR.

Option D

The officer sought instructions at the reporting stage before writing down the detailed information.

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