Writ of Mandamus Cannot Be Issued for Non-Registration of Criminal Case; BNSS Provides an Efficacious Remedy: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a Writ of Mandamus cannot be issued merely because a person alleges that the police have failed to register a criminal case. The Court ruled that where the grievance relates to non-registration of an FIR or failure to investigate, an effective statutory remedy is already available under Chapter XIII of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Therefore, a person must first exhaust the…