Gujarat HC Refuses to Order FIR in Zaheer Shaikh Custodial Death Case, Directs Family to Magistrate Inquiry

The Gujarat High Court declined to order an FIR in the custodial death of 70-year-old Zaheer Shaikh. The court ruled complainants must use statutory remedies like approaching senior police or a Magistrate, not the High Court. The family alleged police killed Shaikh. The court granted the petitioner liberty to pursue legal remedies for justice.