(1.) The present application has been filed seeking quashing of the FIR registered at City 'A' Division Police Station, District Surendranagar, being C.R.No.I-89 of 2016 for the offence punishable under Sections 193, 197, 198 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short 'the IPC').
(2.) Brief facts of the case leading to filing of the present application are as under:
(3.) At the outset, learned advocate Mr.Virat Popat appearing for the applicants has submitted that no FIR could have been filed as the offence alleged are noncognizable. He has submitted that as per the mandate of Section 154 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (for short 'the Cr.P.C.), the registration of FIR is permissible only in case of commission of cognizable offence. He has invited the attention of this Court to the provision of Sections 2(c) and 2 (r) of the Cr.P.C.