Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Allahabad High Court seeks answers from UP DGP over unregistered FIR
A woman said her boss hurt her and did very bad things that are against the law.
She went to the police to report it, but they did not write down her complaint.
The law says police must write down complaints about serious crimes.
She tried again and even asked the police chief for help, but still nothing happened.
So she went to a judge, and the judge made the police start a case.
The man she complained about said her story was not true and was revenge for another case where she had been arrested.
The High Court asked why the police did not do their job.
It told the top police officer of the state to look into it and explain within four weeks.
The court did not decide who was telling the truth and said both sides must be investigated.
The Allahabad High Court ordered an inquiry into Ghaziabad police officers, including the police commissioner, for failing to register a woman's complaint of digital rape, molestation and criminal intimidation.
The court directed the Uttar Pradesh DGP to examine why the FIR was not registered and why the woman's July 7 complaint to the police commissioner went unanswered.
The woman, a former admin employee, alleged her employer molested her, digitally penetrated her and threatened her and her family between October 2025 and March 2026.
The accused claimed the FIR was a counter-blast to an extortion case in which she was among three people arrested on April 15 and granted bail on May 21.
The court dismissed the accused's petition but clarified it made no final finding on the truth of the allegations, noting the two FIRs concerned different alleged occurrences.
- Who
- The Allahabad High Court bench of Justices Chandra Dhari Singh and Tarun Saxena, the Uttar Pradesh DGP, Ghaziabad police, a woman complainant and the accused company owner.
- What
- The High Court ordered an inquiry into Ghaziabad police officers, including the police commissioner, and directed the UP DGP to explain why a woman's digital rape and molestation complaint was not registered as an FIR.
- When
- The court order was issued on August 6; the alleged incidents and related FIRs occurred between late 2025 and July 2026.
- Where
- Allahabad High Court; the alleged incidents and police complaints were in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The police failed to register an FIR despite the complaint disclosing alleged cognizable offences, forcing the woman to approach a magistrate under Section 173(4) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
Prosecutrix (Former Employee)
Accused (Company Owner)
Sexual misconduct allegations
Prosecutrix (Former Employee)
The woman alleges her employer molested her, promised a higher position if she obeyed, threatened her family, sexually assaulted and digitally penetrated her in March 2026, and offered to make her rich for physical relations.
Accused (Company Owner)
The accused disputes the allegations and calls them an afterthought and counter-blast to an extortion case, saying she contacted his clients and raised demands from Rs 10 crore to Rs 20-25 crore.
Police handling of the complaint
Prosecutrix (Former Employee)
The high court said police must register complaints disclosing cognizable offences and investigate, and that a pre-FIR police report is not binding on the magistrate.
Accused (Company Owner)
Police reported in July that the woman had not provided WhatsApp chats, call recordings or social media conversations and described her allegations as false, baseless and a possible counter-blast.
- Court
- Allahabad High Court
- Bench
- Justices Chandra Dhari Singh and Tarun Saxena
- FIR registration date
- July 28, 2026, in Ghaziabad
- Sections invoked
- 64, 74, 75, 76 and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Woman's employment
- Joined as Admin on October 4, 2025; salary raised from Rs 45,000 to Rs 65,000; resigned April 8, 2026
- Extortion case timeline
- Demand of Rs 10 crore; FIR on April 14; woman arrested April 15; bail granted May 21
- DGP report deadline
- Four weeks, by affidavit, with personal supervision
- Magistrate's FIR order
- Registration ordered on July 20 after police report called allegations false