Writ petition seeking direction to police to register FIR on a complaint against private respondents. Relying on Sakiri Vasu, the court noted alternative remedies under the Code of Criminal Procedure and disposed of the petition in view of those remedies.
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( 2026:JHHC:16532 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(Cr.) No. 280 of 2026
Ishrat Parvin aged about 48 years, W/O - Riyasasat Ali, R/O vill- Hath Kathi, P.O - Hath Kathi , P.S - Hiranpur, Dist – Pakur (Jharkhand).816104.
... Petitioner
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY
For the Petitioner : Mr. Md. Faruque Ansari, Advocate For the State : A.C. to G.P.-I
Order No. 02/ Dated: 9th June, 2026
Heard Mr. Md. Faruque Ansari, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.C. to G.P.-I.
“26. If a person has a grievance that his FIR has not been registered by the police his first remedy is to approach the Superintendent of Police under Section 154(3) Cr.P.C. or other police officer referred to in Section 36 Cr.P.C. If despite approaching the Superintendent of Police or the officer referred to in Section 36 his grievance still persists, then he can approach a Magistrate under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. instead of rushing to the High Court by way of a writ petition or a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
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Moreover, he has a further remedy of filing a criminal complaint under Section 200 Cr.P.C. Why then should writ petitions or Section 482 petitions be entertained when there are so many alternative remedies?
27. As we have already observed above, the Magistrate has very wide powers to direct registration of an FIR and to ensure a proper investigation and for this purpose he can monitor the investigation to ensure that the investigation is done properly (though he cannot investigate himself). The High Court should discourage the practice of filing a writ petition or petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. simply because a person has a grievance that his FIR has not been registered by the police, or after being registered, proper investigation has not been done by the police. For this grievance, the remedy lies under Sections 36 and 154(3) before the police officers concerned, and if that is of no avail, under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. before the Magistrate or by filing a criminal complaint under Section 200 Cr.P.C. and not by filing a writ petition or a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. ”
(RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.)
Dated: 9th June, 2026
Vedanti/Uploaded on 10th June, 2026
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court should direct registration of an FIR on a written complaint when alternative statutory remedies exist.
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Sakiri Vasu Vs. State of U.P. & othersRelied on¶3
(2008) 2 SCC 409 · Who else cites this
Ishrat Parvin
The State of Jharkhand
Director General of Police
Superintendent of Police, Pakur
Police Station Incharge, Hiranpur Police Station
Md. Akhtar Hussain
Rongon Mukhopadhyay
As recorded by the court registry
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