Cri.W.P.No.374 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.374 OF 2011 Sominath s/o Shamrao Shirane ..Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and ors. ..Respondents Mr N.L.Jadhav, Advocate for petitioner Mrs S.D.Shelke, A.P.P. for respondent-State CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ. DATE : 7th June 2011 PER COURT 1. This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by which the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondents 2 and 3 to register an offence against the respondents on the basis of the complaint of the petitioner dated 22.4.2011. At this juncture, a reference may usefully be made to the decision of the Supreme Court in Aleque Padamsee Vs. Union of India, (2007) 6 SCC 171. The Supreme Court in the aforesaid judgment at paragraph 8 has observed that in the event no offence on the basis of the complaint of the complainant is registered, the complainant may avail alternate remedies available to the complainant in law. Similarly, the Supreme Court in Sakiri Cri.W.P.No.374 of 2011 2 Vasu vs. State of U.P., AIR 2008 Supreme Court 907 has also held that the aggrieved can avail the alternate remedies available in law. In that light of the matter, therefore, we are not inclined to interfere in the present petition. 2. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed relegating the petitioner to avail the remedie3s available to the petitioner in law. In the circumstances there will be no order as to costs. ( A.V. POTDAR, J. ) ( P.V. HARDAS, J. ) (vvr/374.11criwp)