CrPC S. 156(3), 482 – High Court should ordinarily refuse to interfere in such matters, and relegate the petitioner to his alternating remedy,

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC),  Section 156(3), 482 –    We often find that when someone has a grievance that his fir has not been registered at the police station and/or a proper investigation is not being done by the police, he rushes to the High Court to file a writ petition or a petition u/s 482 Cr.P.C. – We are of the opinion that the High Court should not encourage this practice and should ordinarily refuse to interfere in such matters, and relegate the petitioner to his alternating remedy, firstly u/s 154(3) and Section 36 Cr.P.C. before the concerned police officers, and if that is of no avail, by approaching the concerned Magistrate u/s 156(3).

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