Sweta Ratnadeep Meshram v. State Of Maharashtra And ANR

13-WP.6229.2025.doc JVS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6229 OF 2025 Sweta Ratnadeep Meshram } Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

} Respondents Mr. R. G. Meshram with Mr. H. G. Meshram, Advocates for the Petitioner.

Ms. Mahalaxmi Ganpathy, APP for Respondent No. 1.

CORAM:

SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ. & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.

DATE:

1st DECEMBER 2025 P.C.:

The petitioner, making allegations against the police, in particular, the respondent nos. 2 to 4 that they recorded the statement of the petitioner on 31st October 2025 but did not register a First Information Report, this writ petition has been filed with the following prayers: - "A.

To Issue Writ of Mandamus or a Writ in the nature of Mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ or Order or Direction under Article 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India, to the Respondents, Ordering and Directing the Respondents, Specifically Respondent No.2, to take the aforesaid serious "Crime Against Women", and to register the F.I.R. for offences "Attempt to harm the modestly of the Woman, Sexual Abuse, Mental Torture, Defamation (Cri), Extortion, Insult and Humiliation and outraging the Modestly of a Women, making the petitioner to attempt suicide etc. against Adv Dev Gupta and his Associates.

B.

To the hearing of the Present Petition may be kindly expedited. C.

To Order for Such further and other relief orders and directives as the nature and circumstances of the case may require or justify or as this Honourable Court may deem fit and Proper in the aforesaid facts or justify or As this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the aforesaid facts and Circumstances of the case."

13-WP.6229.2025.doc 2.

The prayers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India simplicitor or read with Article 227 of the Constitution of India can be exercised in rare cases to issue a direction to the concerned authority. The writ Court shall normally not exercise its jurisdiction to issue a direction to the police to register a First Information Report. The aggrieved party has appropriate remedy under the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and recourse to such statutory remedy is available to the petitioner. 3.

In view of the aforesaid, we are not inclined to entertain this writ petition. It stands disposed of with the liberty to the petitioner to explore the remedy as available to her in law. JAYANT VISHWANATH SALUNKE by JAYANT VISHWANATH SALUNKE Date: 2025.12.02 11:44:29 +0530 [GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE]