FIR Delay May Be Condoned If Complainant Appears To Be Reliable And Without Motive : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has reiterated that the delay in lodging FIR can be condoned if the complainant appears to be reliable and without any motive for implicating the accused falsely. In yet another appeal filed by Saravana Bhavan owner, against conviction in the crime of abducting his employee and his wife, the main issue raised was about the 'enormous delay' in the lodging of the F.I.R....