#Alternative Remedies

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that neither the grant of sanction for prosecution nor the registration of an FIR can be mandated by courts, as these are discretionary functions entrusted to statutory authorities under CrPC and BNSS. This reinforces that alternative remedies like Section 175 BNSS petitions are sufficient, preserving the separation of powers and insulating prosecutorial discretion from judicial overreach.

Telangana High Court reinforces that writ jurisdiction under Article 226 cannot bypass statutory remedies under CrPC for FIR registration, especially in matrimonial disputes where private complaints are already pending. The ruling clarifies that police inaction alone does not warrant judicial intervention when alternative legal avenues exist, impacting how aggrieved parties approach criminal complaints in family conflicts.