H4 /^p^ mQMCQURT_gF.CHHATTiS©ARHL_BILASPUR Writ Petation No. 4305 of 2004 Petition.er Resoondents 1) 2) 3) Rlshikesh Sen Gupta, S/o, H.R, Sengupta, about 37 years, R/o. Ma Sap^a fviedicai Stores, Opposite of Niharika Taikjes, Korba, Tahsll & Dlst. Korba (CG). Versus State of Chhattlsgarh through the Secretary, D.K,S. Bhawan, Ralpur, Dlst Raipur (CG). The Director General of Pollce, State of Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Distt. Raipur (CG). The Inspector Generai of Poiice, Bilaspur, Dlstt. BiSaspur (CG). 4) The Superintendent of Police, Korba, Distt. Korba (CG). 5) Rajesh Kukreja, C.S.P. Korba,, Dlstt. Korba (CG). (Writ Petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of india) SB: Hon'ble Mr. Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present: Shri P.R, Patankar, counsel for the- petitloner. Shri Shashank Thakur, Pane! Lavvy'er forthe State. ORAL ORDER (Passed ors this 20th day ofAygust, 2008 By this petition, the petitloner seeks a dlrection to CBi to conduct an jndependent enquiry and take action against sorne Poiice Officers on the ground that they unnecessarily harassed hlm and have not recorded the first information report. 2) jn this regard, iaw is very ciear. If the Poiice Station is not recording the information as reqylred in sub-section (1) of Section 154 of the Code of Criminaj Procedure, 1973 (for shoil, SSCrP.C/), compjaint can be.rpade to the Supenntendence of Pollce of the District conceme.d'un.der Sectlon 154 (3) of Cr.P.C» Even if the Supenntendent of.;Roiice •fails to take any action, the ^r cornpiainarfi: can take recourse to provlsion of Section 190 red with Section 200 of Cr.P.C. 3) In the matier of SaRlrl Vasu Vs» State of U»P»and others (Criminai Raju Appeal No. 1885 of 2007) decideci on 7-12-2007, the Hon'ble Supreme Court observed as under: "ll..^ we would iike to state that If a oerson has a grievance that the poiic®station is not reglstering his FIR under Sectlon 154 Cr.P.C., then he can approach the Superintendent of PQI'C'Q under Section 154 (3) Cr.P.C.; by an appiscation in writing. Even ifthat not yieid any satisfactory resuit in the seose that elther the FIR is stlli.not regjstered, or that even after registerlng it no proper Investigation js he!d, it Is open to the aggrieved person to file a.n application under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C., before the iearned ivlagistrate concerned. if such an appSicatlon under Section 156 (3) is flled before the Magistrate, the Maglstrate can direct the FIR to be registered and aiso can direct a proper jnvestlgatl&n to be made, in a case where, according to the aggrieved . person, no proper i.nvestl.gatlon was made. The Nagistrate can aiso under the provlslon monjtor the jrsvestlgation to ensure a proper investigation. 17. in our plnlon Section 156 (3) CrP.C. is wide enough to Inclyde. all such powers In a IVIaglstrate which are necessar/ for ensuring a proper jnvestigatjon, and it jndudes the power to order registration of ao FJ.R. and of ordering a proper ' investigataori if the iVlagistrate Is satlsfjed that a proper jnvestigatlon hgs not be@n done, or .Is not being done by the poiice. Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C., though briefly worded, In oyr opinion, Is vep/A^ide and. It vvii! inctude ail such inddenta! powers as are necessary for ensuring a proper Investlgatjon/' 4). Sufrlclent safeguards are glven ynder provlslons of CrP.C,, therefore, If any,.grievance exists, the petltioner may approach fsrstiy the Syperintendent of PoSice of the District concerned and,thereafter to the Court of Judiciai Magistrate under the provisic^ns of Sectlon 190 read with Section 200 of the Cr.P.C. 5) in view of the above, the petitlon stands dssposed of. Sd/- . SatishK.Agnihom Judge