You are Superintendent of Police (SP) of a district. A women approaches you regarding domestic violence And harassment by her in-laws. Her complaint could not be registered in local police station because of Political pressure. As SP you get this fact confirmed from the concerned police station. In such a circumstance what will be your first priority ?

Your first duty as SP is to make sure the woman's complaint gets registered, because political pressure on the station is exactly what the law is meant to stop. Under Section 154 CrPC, an officer in charge must register an FIR when information discloses a cognizable offence, and the Supreme Court in Lalita Kumari (2013) held this registration is mandatory. Cruelty by in-laws falls under Section 498A IPC, which is cognizable. So the SP directs the SHO to register the FIR, and the medical examination then documents the injuries as evidence. Option D is the closest answer, though its wording is loose: registration should not wait for the medical report.

• A: Sending her to NCW is a deflection. NCW can inquire, but it cannot replace the police duty to register an FIR, and the SP is the one who can correct the local failure.
• B: Asking for a medical report before action makes the victim chase paperwork while the offence stays unrecorded. Medical evidence supports the case; it is not a precondition for an FIR.
• C: Advising in-laws informally does not address the offence or give the woman legal protection, so it is not the police's first priority.

Core concept: mandatory FIR registration and supervisory accountability of police officers. Mains link: police reforms (Prakash Singh, 2006) and insulating police from political interference.

Trap: choosing A because NCW sounds like the proper authority, or choosing B because medical proof feels necessary. Note that since July 2024 this offence falls under the BNS, not IPC 498A.