IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.16253 OF 2010 Between: A. Kishore Kumar .....PETITIONER AND The Commissioner of Police and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.16253 OF 2010 ORDER: The complaint of the petitioner is with regard to the inaction of the police authorities, respondent Nos.2 and 3, in registering a crime basing on his report with regard to the theft of his vehicle. The Supreme Court in Sakiri Vasu Vs. State of U.P.[1] held that ordinarily, a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is not the proper remedy in cases where the complaint is that the police authorities have not registered a crime, or have failed to take up investigation or are not conducting such investigation properly. The proper course in such cases normally, would be for the complainant to approach the Superintendent of Police concerned under Section 154(3) or the Magistrate concerned under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Instead of availing such remedy, the petitioner has approached this Court directly. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed leaving it open to the petitioner to invoke the appropriate remedy available to him under the Code of Criminal Procedure. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________________ JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR July 14, 2010 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.16253 OF 2010 July 14, 2010 [1] (2008) 2 SCC 409