IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:20850 OF 2010 DATED:23.8.2010 Between: Santi Nambaiah .....PETITIONER AND The Superintendent of Police, Karimnagar District & others. .....RESPONDENTs This Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:23850 OF 2010 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the action of the Superintendent of Police, Karimnagar District, Karimnagar and the Station House Officer, Peddapally P.S., Karimnagar District in not conducting investigation properly in connection with Cr.No:280 of 2009 against Respondents-3 and 4. Inaction on the part of the police in registering an offence or investigating the same is not normally amenable to review by this Court in a writ petition in the first instance. As pointed out by the Supreme Court in SAKIRI VASU VS. STATE OF U.P ([1]), a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India ordinarily is not the remedy in case of a complaint that the police are not registering an offence or are not investigating the same or are investigating the same improperly. Normally, the proper course in such a case would be for the complainant to approach the concerned Superintendent of Police under section 154 (3) Cr.P.C or the Magistrate concerned under section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. The Magistrate is empowered by the said provision to not only direct the registration of an offence but also monitor the investigative process so as to procure proper investigation. Without availing the efficacious remedies provided under the Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioner has approached this Court directly. The writ petition is accordingly closed leaving it open to the petitioner to avail the proper remedy under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. No order as to the costs. _________________ Justice Sanjay Kumar gurc Date:23rd August, 2010. THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:20850 OF 2010 23rd August, 2010 [1] (2008) 2 SCC 409