08.07.2026 Sl. No. 18 Ct No. 5 SG WPA 14465 of 2026 Swarup Charan Vs State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Dilip Kumar Samanta, Mr. Biswapriya Samanta, Mr. S. Palit, Mr. R. Siddhanta, Mr. S. Howlader. …for the petitioner Mr. Suryaneel Das, ld. AGP. Ms. Suchitra Sinha Chatterjee, Mr. Agniswar Bhuniya. …for the State 1. Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record. 2. Learned advocate representing the petitioner submits that dispute cropped up due to monetary transactions between the petitioner and respondent no. 5. According to the petitioner requisite sum was paid to the respondent no. 5. In spite of that petitioner is being threatened by respondent no. 5. Prayer is made in this writ petition seeking direction upon the concerned police authorities to take necessary steps. 3. State respondents are represented by learned advocates who have filed a communication dated 6th July, 2026 of Kotulpur Police Station and the same is taken record. Copy of the communication dated 6th July, 2026 is made over to the learned advocate representing the petitioner. 2 4. It is disclosed in the communication that on enquiry no materials were found for initiating a case based on the complaint lodged. 5. If petitioner is aggrieved by inaction on the part of the police authorities in registering FIR, petitioner needs to approach jurisdictional magistrate under Section 175(3) of BNSS, 2023. 6. In view of availability of alternative remedy, present petition is not entertained and same stands dismissed. 7. However, this order shall not preclude the petitioner to take steps in accordance with law in pursuit of remedy. 8. Parties to act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)