# Dr \[name withheld\] vs State of Meghalaya & Ors

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## Report card

By judgment dated 29 July 2026 in Crl. Petn. No. 91 of 2026, the High Court of Meghalaya at Shillong (Coram: Revati Mohite Dere, J.) adjudicated the matter concerning the unspecified, Mawlai Police Station / Mawkynroh Police Outpost, East Khasi Hills.

- Register number: ML 05 CW 0005
- Case reference: Crl. Petn. No. 91 of 2026 / 2026:MLHC:801
- Court and date: High Court of Meghalaya at Shillong (Coram: Revati Mohite Dere, J.), 29 July 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: unspecified, Mawlai Police Station / Mawkynroh Police Outpost, East Khasi Hills
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 126(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- Finding of the Court (extract): “This practice to direct registration of FIRs "under appropriate sections" is strongly deprecated.” (at para operative part of judgment dated 29.07.2026)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding.
- Present status of the proceedings: The judgment is recent and may be subject to appeal; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/142551119/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0095)

**Record:** CW-2026-0095 (compiler id CWC-1384); case cop-ml-hc-0
**Title:** Dr \[name withheld\] vs State of Meghalaya & Ors
**Court:** High Court of Meghalaya at Shillong; judges: Revati Mohite Dere
**Case number / citation:** Crl. Petn. No. 91 of 2026 / 2026:MLHC:801
**Judgment:** 2026-07-29 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2026-05-06 (2026)
**Place:** East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya; police station or unit: Mawlai Police Station (complaints received via Mawkynroh Police Outpost); force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Adverse finding (adverse_finding)
**Sections:** BNS 126(2)
**Officers (gated display forms):** unspecified, Mawlai Police Station / Mawkynroh Police Outpost, East Khasi Hills (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** None ordered

The High Court quashed two identically worded FIRs registered on the same day against a professor. The High Court held that no cognizable offence was disclosed and that duplicate FIRs on the same allegations cannot stand. The High Court strongly deprecated the police practice of registering FIRs under appropriate sections without first applying mind to the complaint. The High Court directed that any future complaints by the two complainants against law teachers be routed through the Superintendents of Police before action.

> This practice to direct registration of FIRs "under appropriate sections" is strongly deprecated.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/142551119/); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/meghalaya-high-court/meghalaya-high-court-police-apply-mind-before-registering-fir-545751)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** other
**allegations:** {'category': 'Other', 'primary': True, 'position': 'Material fact supported', 'position_explainer': 'Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** operative part of judgment dated 29.07.2026
**display title redacted:** Dr \[name withheld\] vs State of Meghalaya & Ors
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-24', 'scope': 'Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark).'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2026-07-29', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'High Court of Meghalaya at Shillong', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The High Court of Meghalaya at Shillong recorded adverse findings against police personnel.', 'disposition': 'adverse finding compensation', 'source': '2026:MLHC:801', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-24
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/142551119/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/meghalaya-high-court/meghalaya-high-court-police-apply-mind-before-registering-fir-545751', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** other
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** Verified against the cited judgment.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding.

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