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34 0088..0077..22002266 Ct. No. 05
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WPA 14612 of 2026
Parimal Naskar Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Sukdeb Sarkar
…for the petitioner
Mr. Suryaneel Das Ms. Anita Kundu Mr. Nripendra Pratap Singh
…for the State
1. Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.
2. Prayer is couched in this writ petition seeking direction upon the concerned police authorities to register FIR based on the complaint lodged.
3. State respondents are represented by Mr. Das, learned Additional Government Pleader.
4. There is an alternative remedy available under Section 175(3) BNSS 2023 by approaching jurisdictional Magistrate in the event complaint of the petitioner is not transformed into FIR. In this regard reliance is placed on the judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court reported in (2007) 6 SCC 171 (Aleque Padamsee and Others vs. Union of India & Others).
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5. In view of availability of alternative remedy present writ petition is not entertained and same stands dismissed.
6. However, this order shall not preclude the petitioner to approach the jurisdictional Magistrate in pursuit of remedy.
7. Parties to act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.
(Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)