MANGAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioner Mangal Singh has filed the present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking issuance of a direction to the official respondents for registration of an FIR against the private respondents No.5 and 6 and to investigate the case in accordance with law.

(2.) Hon'ble Supreme Court in Sakiri Vasu Versus State of U.P. and others (2008) 2 SCC 409 has held as under:

(3.) 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 154(3) Cr.P.C. or other police officer referred to in Section 36 Cr.P.C. 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) Cr.P.C. instead of rushing to the High Court by way of a writ petition or a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. Moreover he has a further remedy of filing a criminal complaint under Section 200 Cr.P.C. Why then should writ petitions or Section 482 petitions be entertained when there are so many alternative remedies -