Virendra Singh Rathore v. State Of Rajasthan

State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Principal Secrectary,

Ministry Of Home Affairs, Secretariate, Jaupur. The Director General Of Police, Jaipur , Rajasthan. Supertendent Of Police, District Jaipur City South. Station House Officer, Police Station Shipra Path, District Jaipur City ( South). ----Respondents For Petitioner(s)

: Ms. Bismaad Kaur, Adv. Ms. Poonam, Adv. Ms. Preeti Soni, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Manju Dave, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS 17/04/2026 Order ;kph&ifjoknh dh vksj ls ;g vkijkf/kd fofo/k ;kfpdk /kkjk 528 ch-,u-,l-,l- ds rgr izLrqr dj fuosnu fd;k x;k fd or Zeku izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa ;kph] ifjoknh gS rFkk iqfyl }kjk bl ekeys esa fu"i{k vuqla/kku ugha fd;k tk jgk gS] vr% mfpr funsZ'k iznku fd;k tkosA fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph&ifjoknh rFkk fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dh cgl lquh x;h] vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk U;kf;d n`"Vkar Sakiri Vasu Vs. State of U.P. & Ors. AIR 2008 SC 907 ds ekeys esa ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd fu"i{k vuqla/kku dks lqfuf'pr djus gsrq lacaf/kr eftLVªsV [2026:RJ-JP:16319] (2 of 2) [CRLMP-1878/2026] U;k;ky; vuqla/kku dks eksfuVj djus o vko';d funsZ'k nsus gsrq l{ke gS rFkk ,sls ekeyksa esa lkekU; :i ls /kkjk 528 ch-,u-,l-,l-@482 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk dh 'kfDr;ksa dk iz; ksx fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gS rFkk ,slh izo`fRr fu: Rlkfgr gksus ;ksX; gSA bl fu.kZ; ds iSjk la[;k 15 o 25 lqlaxr gSa tks fuEukuqlkj gS& "15. Section 156(3) provides for a check by the Magistrate on the police performing its duties under Chapter XII Cr.P.C. In cases where the Magistrate finds that the police has not done its duty of investigating the case at all, or has not done it satisfactorily, he can issue a direction to the police to do the investigation properly, and can monitor the same.

We have elaborated on the above matter because 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 under Section 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 under Section 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 under Section 156(3)." mijksDr fof/kd O;oLFkk vkfn dks ns[krs gq, bl U;k;ky; }kjk ;g ;kfpdk Lohdkj fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gS] vr% ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk lkFk gh ;kph&ifjoknh dks ;g Lora=rk iznku dh tkrh gS fd og viuh O;Fkk ds laca/k esa lacaf/kr eftLVªsV@U;k;ky; ds le{k viuk i{k j[kus gsrq Lora= gSA layXu LFkxu izkFkZuk i= Hkh mDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA DINESH KUMAWAT /38 (UMA SHANKER VYAS),J