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17 3300..0077..22002266 Ct. No. 05
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WPA 16294 of 2026
Subhojit Paul Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Rishabh Ahmad Khan Mr. Sabab Uddin Laskar
….for the petitioner
Mr. Indrajeet Dasgupta
…for the State
1. Matter is heard in presence of the learned advocates representing petitioner and State respondents.
2. From the case made out in this writ petition it appears prayer is made for directing the concerned police authorities to register FIR based on complaint lodged.
3. There is an alternative remedy available to the petitioner under Section 175(3) BNSS 2023. Petitioner needs to avail such remedy.
4. In this regard reliance is placed on the judgment of the 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 writ petition is not entertained and same stands dismissed.
6. However, this order shall not preclude the petitioner to approach 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.)