Delhi High Court: Writ petition for quashing of FIR cannot serve as substitute for availing remedies under BNSS

The complainant handed over an amount of Rs. 8,000 to the Petitioner.

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The Delhi High Court in the case Vijay Kumar @ Champion Versus State Of NCT Of Delhi And Anr observed wherein a writ petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking to quash of an First Information Report, FIR cannot serve as a substitute for availing remedies specifically provided under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, BNSS for securing personal liberty.

The bench headed by Justice Sanjeev Narula in the case dismissed the petition filed by an accused in an extortion case seeking to restrain the Delhi Police from effecting his arrest.

It was alleged before the court that the petitioner, along with co-accused, grabbed the complainant by the collar in a public place and threatened him in order to extort money.

As per the First Information Report, FIR when the complainant refused, the Petitioner pulled out a buttoned knife from his trousers and placed it on the complainant's neck. The complainant handed over an amount of Rs. 8,000 to the Petitioner.