A woman approaches ‘X’, an officer in charge of a police station and alleges that her boyfriend tried to forcibly remove her shirt in a dress shop, seeking legal action to be taken, but ‘X’ refuses to take note of the incident and asked her to file a criminal complaint before a magistrate. Here, ‘X’ has committed a

A complaint about attempted forcible removal of a woman's shirt (outraging modesty/sexual harassment) is serious. Under Section 166A IPC, a public servant failing to record a zero FIR or serious complaint can be punished. The offence is cognizable - police must investigate and cannot just direct to magistrate. 'X' committed a cognizable offence by dereliction of duty.