HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR W.P.No.18049 of 2010 27-07-2010 Between: Vidyasagar Kuchur ………Petitioner And The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad city, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad and another. ………Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Writ Petition No.18049 of 2010 ORDER : The grievance of the petitioner is that the police authorities are not commencing investigation in Crime No.729 of 2009 (wrongly mentioned as Crime No.279 of 2009) of Panjagutta police Station, Panjagutta, Hyderabad. He seeks a consequential direction to them to complete the investigation expeditiously. 2. Lapses in the investigation by the police is not a matter which would ordinarily be reviewed by this Court in exercise of writ jurisdiction. The proper course in such cases is for the complainant to approach the concerned Magistrate under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. The Magistrate is empowered by the said provision to monitor the investigative process so as to obtain a proper investigation. The Supreme Court in Sakiri Vasu Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others[1], held that a writ petition should not be entertained in such cases unless exceptional circumstances warrant so. No such situation is made out in the present case. 3. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed leaving it open to the petitioner to avail the appropriate remedy under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. No order as to costs. ________________ 27th July 2010 KVR [1] 2008 (2) S.C.C. 409