2025:JHHC:15679 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (Cr.) No. 353 of 2025 ----- Maheshwar Choubey, S/o Lal Bhushan Choubey, r/o Village- Rajdaha, P.S. Pakudiya, P.O. Rajdaha District- Pakur. .... Petitioner(s). Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand, through its Secretary, Department of Panchayati Raj, Government of Jharkhand 2.Deputy Commissioner, Pakur 3.Superintendent of Police, Pakur 4.Lagnavati Devi, W/o Surendranath Choubey 5.Manoj Kumar Choubey 6.Kunj Bihari Choubey 7.Vijay Kumar Choubey … Respondent(s). ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shubham Gautam, Advocate For the Resp-State : Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, AC to G.P.-I …...... 04 / 16.06.2025: Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. In this writ petition, petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- “(A) To issue appropriate writ in the nature of mandamus upon the respondents No.2 to call for the records of letter no.309 dated 26.03.2018 from the office of Director, DRDA, Pakur and after deriving the information from petitioner’s complaint dated 03.12.2018 with respect to the admitted forgery by the Pvt Respondent in connivance with the Village Headman conduct inquiry against the Village Headman Salomi Besra. (B)To direct the Respondents No.3 to register an FIR against Pvt Respondent No.4 in relation to the offence of forgery highlighted in the complaint filed by the petitioner in his complaint dated 14/10/2024. 3. It is clear that petitioner has alternative statutory remedy, if on the basis of report, F.I.R. is not registered. 4. Petitioner has to approach the before the Magistrate concerned, who can direct the registration of F.I.R., if an offence is made out. 5. Since, there is an alternative efficacious remedy, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, liberty is reserved the petitioner to approach the Court concerned. (ANANDA SEN, J.) R.S./