15.09.2026 10 Court No. 05 (DL) (Suvendu Mukherjee) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction (APPELLATE SIDE) WPA 22233 of 2026 Sk. Nasir Akbal –Versus – The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Sabab Uddin Laskar ….for the petitioner Mr. Abhijit Kumar Ray Mr. Deb Kumar Chandra …for the State respondents Mr. Mrityunjoy Chatterjee Mr. Manas Das …..for the respondent nos.11 & 12 1) Affidavit of service filed on behalf of petitioner is taken on record. 2) By presenting this writ petition, prayer is made for directing concerned police authorities to register FIR based on complaint lodged. 3) State respondents and respondent nos. 11 & 12 are represented by learned advocates. 4) It is submitted by learned advocate representing State respondents that taking note of complaint lodged by petitioner till date no FIR is registered. 5) If petitioner finds that it is a fit case for registering FIR, in that event there is an alternative remedy available to petitioner under Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. In this regard, reliance is placed on the judgment of the 2 Hon’ble Supreme Court reported in (2007) 6 SCC 171 (Aleque Padamsee and Others Vs. Union of India & Others). 6) In view of availability of alternative remedy, writ petition is not entertained and same stands dismissed. 7) However, this order shall not preclude petitioner to approach jurisdictional Magistrate in pursuit of remedy. 8) Parties to act on server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)