A CRPF serviceman sought a High Court direction to police to register an FIR based on his written complaint and to provide protection to his family. Citing Sakiri Vasu, the judge noted the available remedies before police officers and a Magistrate and disposed of the writ petition in view of that alternative remedy.
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Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:16479 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(Cr.) No. 289 of 2026
Madan Kumar, (133 Bt. No. 035201758 of CRPF) S/o Indradeo Paswan, Permanent address R/o VillageBhawanipur, P.O.- Bhawanipur, P.S.- Pipra, DistrictSupoul, State- Bihar, at present posted -133 Quter-CRPF, Dhurwa, Ranchi. At present R/o Devi Mandap, Tupudana, P.O.- Tupudana, P.S.- Jagarnathpur, District- Ranchi (Jharkhand) ... … Petitioner
Versus
1. The State of Jharkhand
2. The Office-in-Charge of SC/ST Police Station, P.O.G.P.O. Ranchi & P.S.- Kotwali, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand
3. The Sr. (City) Superintendent of Police City, P.O.- G.P.O. Ranchi & P.S.- Kotwali, Ranchi Sadar, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand
4. Aungrej Prasad Gupta (266 BN. No. 035202942 of CRPF), R/o Devi Madap, Tupudana, P.O.- Tupudana, P.S.Jagarnathpur, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand
... … Respondents
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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY
For the Petitioner : Mr. Birendra Burman, Adv. For the Resp.-State : A.C. to S.C.-IV
02/09.06.2026 Heard Mr. Birendra Burman, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.C. to S.C.-IV for the respondent-State.
In this writ application, the petitioner has prayed for a direction upon the concerned respondents to register a First Information Report on the written complaint made by the petitioner on 25.02.2026. A further prayer has been made to provide Police protection to the family members of the petitioner.
In view of the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner reference is made to the case of “ Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P. and Ors. ”, reported in (2008) 2 SCC 409 , wherein it has been held as follows:
“26. If a person has a grievance that his FIR has not been registered by the police station his first remedy
is to approach the Superintendent of Police under Section 154(3) CrPC or other police officer referred to in Section 36 CrPC. 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) CrPC instead of rushing to the High Court by way of a writ petition or a petition under Section 482 CrPC. Moreover, he has a further remedy of filing a criminal complaint under Section 200 CrPC. 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 CrPC 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) CrPC before the Magistrate or by filing a criminal complaint under Section 200 CrPC and not by filing a writ petition or a petition under Section 482 CrPC. ”
Regard being had to the alternative remedy available to the petitioner, this writ application stands disposed of.
(Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.)
Dated, the 9th June, 2026 A. Sanga/Uploaded on 11 /06/2026
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court should direct registration of an FIR on the petitioner's complaint when alternative remedies under CrPC Sections 154(3), 156(3) and 200 exist.
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Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P. and Ors.Relied on¶15
(2008) 2 SCC 409 · Who else cites this
Madan Kumar
The State of Jharkhand
The Office-in-Charge of SC/ST Police Station, Ranchi
The Sr. (City) Superintendent of Police City, Ranchi
Aungrej Prasad Gupta
Rongon Mukhopadhyay
As recorded by the court registry
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