g ^1^.^ ^. Petltioner Respondents HIGHCOURTOFCHHATTISGARH^ WritPetitlon (Crt No. 740 of 2009 Santosh Kumar Goyai, s/o. Late Shri Tek Chand Goyal, aged about 47 years, occupation-joumaiist, r/o. Agroha Marg, Korba, Tahsil and District Korba (CG). Versys 1) The State of Chhattisgarh, through the Secreter/s, Home Dspartment, Mantralaya at D.K.S. Shavan, Raipur (CG). 2. The Director. Generai of PoSice, Chhattisgarh.PHQ, Ralpur (CG). 3. The Inspector G©nsrai of Polics, Bliaspur Range, Biiaspur (CG). 4. Cojlector, Korba, Tahsli and Distrlct Korba (CG). 5. The Superintendent of Poilce, Koreba (CG). 8. The Station House Officer, Police Station City Kotwail, Korba (CG). (Writ Petltion under Article 226 of Constitution of india) SB: Hon'ble ^ir. Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present: Mr. Shailendra Dubey, counsel for the petitjonsr. Mr. Vjnay Harit, Deputy Advocate General for the State. ORALORDER (Passed on this 8 * day of February, 2009) Learned counsel appsaring for the petitioner submite that the petitloner and his famlSy members are belng harassed by the Pollce Oftlcers. The petitioner has not lodged any first Information report against the Poilce Authoritles or a complalnt to the Superintendent of Poilce. if the poilce authontses decllne to register the first Information report and no actlops has been taken by the Superlntendent of Poiice, the alternativs remedy avaiiable under the provisions of Ssctions 190 and 200 of the Code of Crimlnai Procedure, 1973 is to approach the Magistrate. The petitioner has not approached any authority without there being any reason. 2) Thus, this petltlon is dismlssed as not mamtalnabSe. However, iil^riy is resen/ed to the petltioner to take appropriate steps, in accordance wlth judgment Raju and order passed in AIeque Padamsee and others Vs. Union of india and others1 & Sakln Yasu Vs. State of U.P. and others2. 3) Consequentty, I.A.No.1 aiso stands dismissed. | Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge ;(2007;6SCC171 2 (2008) 2 SCC409