Sujal Vishwas Attavar v. State of Maharashtra
Supreme Court of India2026 INSC 442Bench: Justice Abhay S. Oka, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan
BNSS provides structured sequential mechanism for initiating criminal prosecution. If police officer refuses to register FIR under Section 173(1) BNSS, informant must first approach Superintendent of Police under Section 173(4) and then Magistrate under Section 175(3). Directly approaching High Court under Article 226 without exhausting statutory steps renders writ petition premature.