#Section 200 CrPC

Allahabad HC reaffirms that petitioners must first exhaust remedies under Sections 156(3) or 200 CrPC before approaching the High Court for mandamus to compel FIR registration, unless exceptional circumstances exist. The ruling reinforces the statutory duty of police to register FIRs for cognizable offences but mandates prior judicial remedies as a precondition for writ relief.

Bombay High Court holds that issuing process under Section 200 CrPC demands judicial scrutiny; routine issuance without evaluating veracity violates due process.