Writ Petition Directing Police To Register FIR Not Maintainable When Alternative Remedy Is Available: Madhya Pradesh High Court

(1) Writ of mandamus to compel the police to register a first information report (FIR) is not maintainable because there is an alternative and efficacious remedy available to the petitioner under Section 154(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to approach the Superintendent of Police or, if still aggrieved, under Section 156(3) CrPC to approach the Magistrate for redressal of grievances regarding non-registration of an FIR. This view has…