Rinki and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home and Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 7931 of 2023 Petitioner :- Rinki And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Desh Deepak Verma,Nitin Verma Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.

¶1Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned A.G.A. who appears for the State-respondents.

¶2This petition has been filed with the following main prayer:- "To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing and commanding the opposite parties not to interfere in the peaceful matrimonial life of the petitioners, in the interest of justice."

¶3It is the case of the petitioner that with connivance of local police the parents of both the petitioners are harassing the petitioners and trying to disturb the peaceful married life and threatening to lodge a false F.I.R.

¶4The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Lalita Kumari Vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh and others, reported in (2014) 2 SCC 1, has observed that a Police OfÏcer cannot avoid his duty for registering an offence if in the application cognizable offence discloses and in case they avoid such responsibility, an action to be taken against the erring OfÏcer under Section 166-A of the I.P.C. or Departmental Proceedings be initiated and such proceedings can be taken against erring OfÏcer in not registering the FIR.

¶5Learned A.G.A. has pointed out that the judgment rendered by the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Waseem Haider Vs. State of U.P. and others reported in (2021) 2 ADJ 86, to say that after considering the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the Lalita Kumari' case (supra), this Court expressed its opinion that the informant has statutory remedy under Section 156

(3) Cr.P.C. or under Section 200 of Cr.P.C. The Paragraph-45 of the said judgment is being quoted hereinbelow:-"45. Before parting, the conclusion arrived at based on the above discussion and analysis is delineated below for ready reference and convenience :-

(1) Writ of mandamus to compel the police to perform its statutory duty under Section 154 Cr.P.C can be denied to the informant/victim for non-availing of alternative remedy under Sections 154(3), 156(3), 190 and 200 Cr.P.C., unless the four exceptions enumerated in decision of Apex Court in the the case of Whirlpool Corporation Vs. Registrar of Trade Marks, Mumbai and Ors., (1998) 8 SCC 1, come to rescue of the informant / victim.

(2) The verdict of Apex Court in the case of Lalita Kumari Vs. Government of U.P. & Ors. reported in

(2014) 2 SCC 1 does not pertain to issue of entitlement to writ of mandamus for compelling the police to perform statutory duty under Section 154 Cr.P.C without availing alternative remedy under Section 154(3), 156(3), 190 and 200 Cr.P.C.

(3) The informant/victim after furnishing first information regarding cognizable offence does not become functus ofÏcio for seeking writ of mandamus for compelling the police authorities to perform their statutory duty under Section 154 Cr.P.C in case the FIR is not lodged.

(4) The proposed accused against whom the first information of commission of cognizable offence is made, is not a necessary party to be impleaded in a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of writ of mandamus to compel the police to perform their statutory duty under Section 154 Cr.P.C".

¶6This Court is of the opinion that if the petitioners are aggrieved with the opposite parties, they have appropriate remedy of filing a complaint under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. or under Section 200 of the Cr.P.C.

¶7This writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 12.10.2023 Madhu High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench