Disposed¶¶16
Benudhar Singha v. State of Odisha
Orissa HCCRLMP/1269/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Short criminal miscellaneous petition (CRLMP) in which the High Court of Orissa refused to direct registration of an FIR. Key terms: direction to Superintendent of Police, Balasore; Inspector-in-Charge, Sahadevkhunta Police Station; complaint; register as FIR; public nuisance; competent authority; alternative remedy; writ direction refused; CRLMP disposed of. Relevant when researching judicial reluctance to grant mandamus for FIR registration where the grievance concerns public nuisance and recourse to a competent authority is indicated.
What did the court decide?
None — no direction was issued; the Petitioner was left free, if so advised, to take appropriate steps before the competent authority for redressal of the alleged public nuisance. ¶¶16