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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:82140-DB Court No. - 42 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9967 of 2025 Petitioner :- Pradotta Gaurav Respondent :- State Of Uttar Pradesh And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pankaj Kumar Rai,Shambhavi Nandan Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Anil Kumar-X,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri G.P.Singh, learned A.G.A.-I for the State.
2. This writ petition has been filed praying for the following reliefs:
"(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 25.4.2025 whereby the application u/s 173(4) B.N.S.S. filed by the petitioner has been rejected. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to register FIR in view of the law settled by the Apex Court judgment in Lalita Kumari case."
3. At the very outset, Sri G.P.Singh, learned AGA-I raised an objection that against the order impugned, the petitioner has got efficacious alternative remedy to file a revision under B.N.S.S. and as such the present writ petition is liable to be dismissed on the ground of statutory alternative remedy.
4. Once an objection is being raised, we have proceeded to examine the record and we of the considered opinion once the efficacious alternative remedy is available to the petitioner, there is no reason or occasion to bypass the statutory forum and the writ petition is liable to be dismissed on the ground of statutory alternative remedy.
5. Consequently, the writ petition is dismissed on the ground of statutory alternative remedy. (Anil Kumar-X,J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.) Order Date :- 17.5.2025 A.K.Srivastava Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad