THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.24821 2011 ORDER: Questioning the action of respondent Nos.1 and 2, in not conducting investigation pertaining to the complaint dated 26.04.2007, this Writ Petition is filed. Curiously, while the general diary records receipt of the complaint in the year 2007 itself, Learned Government Pleader for Home submitted that, since the complaint was not signed, the police could not take action. As to why the petitioner was not intimated for four long years in this regard is not clear from the counter affidavit filed. Further the law requires the police to investigate a non-cognizable offence which is brought to their notice. As the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C) enable the Station House Officer to investigate into a non-cognizable offence when the commission of such an offence is brought to his notice, the requirement of a person filing a formal complaint is not necessary. It is, however, unnecessary for this Court to delve further in this regard since Sri A.Mahadev, Learned Counsel for the petitioner, would submit that the complaint has since been registered as FIR.No.117 of 2011 on 15.10.2011. Learned Counsel would, however, submit that, keeping in view the abnormal delay of four years even in registering the crime, there may be further delay on the part of the respondents in investigating into the crime. Since the Learned Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, submits that the investigation would be promptly completed, and a report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. filed at the earliest, I see no reason to monitor the investigation. Suffice to observe that, in case of lack of progress on the part of the investigating officer to investigate into the offence, it is always open to the petitioner to seek legal redress. Leaving it open to the petitioner to do so, in case she is aggrieved, the Writ Petition is closed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Date:17.10.2011 usd