Tusharbhai Dashrathbhai Bhatt vs State Of Gujarat
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Tusharbhai Dashrathbhai Bhatt vs State Of Gujarat on 14 February, 2024

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     R/SCR.A/12156/2023                           ORDER DATED: 14/02/2024

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             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

 R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 12156 of 2023

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                      TUSHARBHAI DASHRATHBHAI BHATT
                                  Versus
                            STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR NAUMAN S QURESHI(10669) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR SHAKEEL A QURESHI(1077) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
for the Respondent(s) No. 2,3,4,5,6
MS DIVYANGANA JHALA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR

                              Date : 14/02/2024
                               ORAL ORDER

1. Rule. Learned APP waives service of notice of Rule for the respondent-State.

2. Present petition is preferred by the petitioner seeking direction to the police authority to file an FIR in connection with the written compliant filed by the petitioner at Annexure-B.

3. Learned advocate for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has vehemently submitted before all the authorities but no cognizance is taken by them and hence, he is constrained to approach this Court. He has submitted that the petitioner has already made several applications to the concerned Police Authority with regard to the registration of the FIR, but nothing has been done.

4. At this stage, it would be apposite to consider the observations

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made by the Apex Court in the case of M. Subramaniam vs. S. Janki reported in (2020)16 SCC 728 and the case of XYZ vs. State of Madhya Pradesh reported in (2023)9 SCC 705 .

5. While referring to the judgment of Sudhir Bhaskarrao Tambe Vs. Hemant Yashwant Dhage & Ors., reported in 2016 (6) SCC 277, it is observed that if the High Courts entertain such writ petitions seeking registration of FIR, then they will be flooded with such writ petitions and will not be able to do any other work, except dealing with them. It is specifically held that the complainant must avail of his alternate remedy to approach the Magistrate concerned under section 156(3) of Cr.P.C and if he does so, the Magistrate will ensure, if prima facie he is satisfied, registration of the FIR and also ensure a proper investigation in the matter. While approving the aforenoted view, the Supreme Court has set aside the direction of the High Court for registration of the FIR and has directed the respondent thereto to approach the court of Magistrate if deem appropriate and necessary. Thus, the law on the registration of FIR is well settled and has been reiterated in the recent judgment of the Supreme Court as noted herein above.

6. In view of the above, the respondent-Police Commissioner, Surat is directed to look into the matter in accordance with law and consider the representation filed by the petitioner at Annexure-B and inform about the outcome of the same preferable within a period of two weeks.

7. With this direction the petition stands disposed of. Rule is

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made absolute to the aforesaid extent. Direct service is permitted.

8. However, it is clarified that this Court has not gone into the merits of the case. It is open for the petitioner to approach the appropriate forum against any adverse order passed by the police authority.

(HASMUKH D. SUTHAR,J) ALI