Locus standi of complaijnant.

Dear Rajan, Well Iam of the view that there is a difference between setting the criminal machinery inti motion and standing in the court populrly known as Locus standi. For instance a person saw a bank being looted can filed FIR or complaint to the Magistrate etc though he has no personal interest or say a murder being committed etc. But standing in court or what we call it as locus Stndi are as followes: "The right of individuals to bring proceedings ... when they are not personally affected (other than of course in their sensibilities) by the law or regulations complained of...."

is concept of lucas standi is diffrent in civil and criminal cases?

Anyone can set criminal law in motion. Locus standi concept is not known to criminal law unlike other common laws.

mr rao, that means, in criminal case, one can not be questioned on locus standi? it is required for civil cases only ?

Certainly yes. The burden of proof sometimes lies on the complainant (aggrieved person or a third party complainant) or the accused depending upon the charges and the circumstances of the case.

as mr salvi said, the person, who has no interest on a matter u/s 420 ( as the matter of cheating between xyz & abc, where xyz cheated abc, a third party, say pqr can file a criminal case u/s 420 ipc against xyz, is it so? in other words, we can say that, pqr sue xyz u/s 420 ipc, under the above circumstances, though abc is silent and aloop from the piture.he has no complain on the matter.is it right?

I am giving another example, ram weds droupadi while sita the wife of ram is alive, sita not interested to sue ram, can arup gupta sue ram u/s 494,ipc?

The criminal Procedure Code has its own set of rules like section 198 (2) in setting the criminal machinery into motion in an offence  like the section 497 IPC. In India there is a duty of every Citizen to aid the Police and the Court.

Is it means that lucas standi is importent for criminal cases also.

"In India there is a duty of every Citizen to aid the Police and the Court."

when police or court calls for witness etc, then question of 'lucas standi' does not arise.

it arise when a person voluntiarily submit a case before the court of law.

It is a settled position of law that any one can set the law into motion , but the reasons for the hesitation of the actual victim to come forward  to present the complaint for the loss he has suffered should be properly explained by the person who gives the complaint.