Jaheer Alam v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 5521 of 2026, Jaheer Alam v. State of U.P., decided 20.04.2026 (Rajeev Misra & Sudhanshu Chauhan, JJ.). Mandamus sought for enquiry under section 173(3) BNSS into incident dated 24.4.2025 and consideration of representation dated 22.9.2025. Petition dismissed: counsel could not answer whether investigation is possible without a registered F.I.R. Statute cited: S. 173(3) BNSS. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
The Court declined to entertain the writ petition because learned counsel for the petitioner could not answer the Court's query as to whether investigation can be conducted in the absence of a registered F.I.R. ¶17