R/SCR.A/6402/2025 ORDER DATED: 05/05/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (DIRECTION - TO LODGE FIR/COMPLAINT) NO. 6402 of 2025 ========================================================== NILESH MUKUNDRAY SHAH Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR ZUBIN F BHARDA(159) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR. ROHAN SHAH, LD. ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DIVYESH A. JOSHI Date : 05/05/2025 ORAL ORDER 1. By this writ application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has a grievance to redress as regards the inaction on the part of the police authorities in not registering the first information report pursuant to a complaint lodged by him in writing dated 11.10.2024 addressed to the respondent No.3. 2. The respondent No.3 is hereby directed to look into the complaint lodged by the petitioner herein (Annexure-B to this petition) and consider whether the same discloses commission of any cognizable offence or not. Upon perusal of the complaint and other materials, if any, the respondent No.3 is of the view that the same discloses commission of a cognizable offence, then he shall proceed to register the first information report forthwith. However, for any reason, if the respondent No.3 is of R/SCR.A/6402/2025 ORDER DATED: 05/05/2025 the view that the complaint fails to disclose commission of any cognizable offence, then in such circumstances, he shall inform the petitioner in writing by assigning reasons in brief within a period of fortnight from today. I clarify that I have otherwise not gone into the merits of the matter. 3. With the above observations and directions, this application is disposed of. Direct service is permitted. (DIVYESH A. JOSHI,J) VAHID Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: ABDULVAHID ABDULSATTAR SHAIKH(HC00955), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 07/05/2025 12:24:57