28 Ranajit (AR.CT) 24.09.2026 Ct.05 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction (Appellate Side) W.P.A. NO 24594 OF 2026 Pranab Kumar Ghosh -vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Prasanta Kumar Pakrashi, Mr. Afrin Nahar Mondal ….for the petitioner. Ms. Debjani Ghosal ….for the respondent nos.6 & 7. Mr. D. N. Roy, Ms. Susmita Saha Dutta, Mr. Guddu Singh ….for the State. 1. Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of petitioner is taken on record. 2. State respondents and respondent nos.6 & 7 are represented by learned advocates. 3. By presenting this writ petition prayer is made for registering FIR based on complaint lodged. 4. In view of availability of alternative remedy under Section 175(3) of BNSS, 2023 present writ petition is disposed of thereby granting liberty to petitioner to approach jurisdictional Magistrate, in the event complaint of petitioner is not transformed into an FIR. 5. It is clarified that if jurisdictional Magistrate is approached under Section 175(3) of BNSS, 2023, decision shall be taken without being influenced by the order passed today on this writ petition. 6. Parties to act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.) 2