IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. W.J.C. No.1003 of 2010 PRADEEP KUMAR DAS, son of Late Vilas Das, resident of Village-Bhakri Sultan Urf Chainpur, Post-Bakhri Doa, Distt-Vaishali ---Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Inspector General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Superintendent of Police, Vaishali. 5. The Officer-in-Charge, P.S. Chehra Kala, Vaishali. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 4.3.2011 The prayer of the petitioner is for issuance of writ of mandamus commanding the respondents, particularly respondents no.4 and 5, to institute an F.I.R. and take steps to safeguard his life. Learned counsel for the State submits that the petitioner has approached this Court without exhausting the statutory remedy provided under the Code of Criminal Procedure. In this view of the matter, I am not inclined to interfere with the matter. However, for redressal of his grievance, the petitioner will be at liberty to take recourse to the law as permissible under the Code of Criminal Procedure The writ application stands disposed of. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)