In Brief
A company alleged that individuals submitted forged documents to impersonate its director during a property survey and carried out unauthorized construction. When police refused to register a First Information Report, the company sought relief directly from the High Court under the Constitution's Article 226, which granted an interim direction to register the FIR. The Supreme Court set aside this order, holding that the company had failed to exhaust statutory remedies first—specifically approaching the Superintendent of Police and then a Magistrate under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. The Court emphasized that High Courts should not bypass the established statutory framework for criminal matters unless exceptional circumstances exist, and quashed the FIR with liberty for the complainant to follow correct legal procedure.
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