Central Bank of India v. The State of Assam and Anr

ORDER Date : 16.08.2024

Heard Mr. M. Sharma, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner and Mr. B. J. Talukdar, the learned Senior Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the Respondents.

¶2The learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that as regards certain fraudulent activities in the ATM machine, FIRs have been lodged before the Kampur Police Station on various occasions however the Officer-in-Charge of the Kampur Police Station has not taken any steps in that regard and it is under such circumstances, the instant writ petition has been filed.

¶3This Court duly takes note of the settled position of law by the Supreme Court in the case of Sakiri Vasu Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others reported in (2008) 2 SCC 409 wherein the Supreme Court had deprecated the entertainment of a petition in respect to non-registration of FIR or complaining as regards improper investigation and observed that the provisions of Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is an adequate and efficacious remedy.

¶4Taking into account the above, this Court is not inclined to entertain the instant writ petition for which the instant writ petition stands dismissed.

¶5It is made clear that if the Petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the Respondent Authorities in registration of an FIR or inadequacy of a proper investigation, the Petitioner is always be at liberty Page No.# 3/3 to approach the jurisdictional Magistrate under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant

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