Neutral Citation 2026:JHHC:8418 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (Cr.) No. 744 of 2025 1. Lachu Oraon, S/o Late Beja Oraon. 2. Gansa Oraon, S/o Balku Oraon. 3. Kunwar Oraon, S/o Late Birsa Oraon. 4. Hora Oraon, S/o Late Birsa Oraon. All R/o Ring Road, Vill- Bermad, P.O.- Hatia, P.S. Hatia, Ranchi. --- --- Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Ranchi. 4. The Officer-in-Charge, Dhurwa Police Station, Ranchi. 5. The Circle Officer, Namkum, Ranchi. 6. Sanjay Kachhap, S/o Luthwa Kachhap, House No.-21, Vill- Bermad Balsiring, P.O. & P.S.- Hatia, Ranchi --- --- Respondents --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Arpan Manjesh Ekka, Adv. For the State : AC to S.C.-IV --- 03/23.03.2026 Heard Mr. Arpan Manjesh Ekka, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.C. to S.C.-IV. In this writ application, the petitioner has prayed for a direction upon the respondent nos. 3 and 4 for registration of a First Information Report against the respondent nos. 5 and 6. The petitioner has made other prayers which seems to touch upon a suit decided against the petitioner. In the backdrop of the prayer made by the writ petitioner, most of which appear to be frivolous and beyond the domain of a criminal writ jurisdiction, we may refer to the case of Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P. & Ors. reported in (2008) 2 SCC 409, wherein it has been held as follows: “26. If a person has a grievance that his FIR has not been registered by the police station his first remedy is to approach the Superintendent of Police under Section Neutral Citation 2026:JHHC:8418 154(3) CrPC or other police officer referred to in Section 36 CrPC. If despite approaching the Superintendent of Police or the officer referred to in Section 36 his grievance still persists, then he can approach a Magistrate under Section 156(3) CrPC instead of rushing to the High Court by way of a writ petition or a petition under Section 482 CrPC. Moreover, he has a further remedy of filing a criminal complaint under Section 200 CrPC. Why then should writ petitions or Section 482 petitions be entertained when there are so many alternative remedies? 27. As we have already observed above, the Magistrate has very wide powers to direct registration of an FIR and to ensure a proper investigation and for this purpose he can monitor the investigation to ensure that the investigation is done properly (though he cannot investigate himself). The High Court should discourage the practice of filing a writ petition or petition under Section 482 CrPC simply because a person has a grievance that his FIR has not been registered by the police, or after being registered, proper investigation has not been done by the police. For this grievance, the remedy lies under Sections 36 and 154(3) before the police officers concerned, and if that is of no avail, under Section 156(3) CrPC before the Magistrate or by filing a criminal complaint under Section 200 CrPC and not by filing a writ petition or a petition under Section 482 CrPC.” The petitioner has an alternative remedy with respect to registration of a First Information Report and in such view of the matter, I am not inclined to entertain this writ application which accordingly stands dismissed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) Dated- 23rd March, 2026. Preet/- Uploaded on: 06 /04//2026.