2025:JHHC:21047 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(Criminal) No.514 of 2025 ------ 1. Aparna Mukherjee, aged about 77 years, W/o Late Prashant Mukherjee. 2. Chumki Mukherjee, aged about 37 years, D/O Late Prashant Mukherjee. Both R/o H.No.30, Zone No. 11, Birsanagar, Gobindpur, Telco Works, Golmuri East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S. Birsanagar, District East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur . … … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Senior Superintendent of Police, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur, P.O., P.S. & District East Singhbhum. 3. Deputy Superintendent of Police, P.O., P.S. & District East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur. 4. Officer-in-Charge, Birsanagar Police Station, East Singhbhum, P.O. & P.S. Birsanagar, District East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur … … Respondents ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the petitioners : M/s Pragati Prasad, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Anuj Kr. Trivedi, AC to SC-VII ------ 02/ 30.07.2025 Heard the parties. 2. The petitioners by filing this writ petition has prayed for for following reliefs:- 1. For issuance of a writ of Mandamus for a direction upon the respondents authorities to register First Information Report upon the written report dated 25.06.205 duly received by them on 28.06.2025 and to take action against the accused persons. AND/OR For issuance of direction upon the respondents to provide adequate security to the petitioners as petitioners have been living alone in their house and threatened by the accused persons namely, Bhagwat Sahu, Sulekha Sahu and Sanjay Sahu, who are influenced by the land mafias to kill the petitioners and the petitioner No.1 is elderly lady having no male member in the family in Jamshedpur. 3. So far as the first prayer is concerned, this Court and the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India time and again has held that if a cognizable offence is made out, the Police Officials are bound 2025:JHHC:21047 2 to register the F.I.R. Further, it is also clear that if an F.I.R. is not registered, there is alternative remedy available to the petitioner by approaching the Court of Magistrate by filing a complaint and praying to refer the same to the Police Station for registering an F.I.R. 4. In this case, the petitioner has not availed the said statutory remedy. Thus, the petitioners are at liberty to avail the said statutory remedy. 5. So far as providing security to the petitioners is concerned, the petitioners may approach the Officer-in-Charge, Birsanagar Police Station, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur. On the representation, the respondents are directed to take appropriate action, if necessary. 6. With the aforesaid observation, this criminal writ petition stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) Sandeep.Cp-3