IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 2287 of 2008 Between: M.G.L.N. Swamy S/o. Late G.V. Narasimhachari R/o. 15-56, Virat Nagar, R.R.V. Puram, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Deputy Superintendent of Police (Rural) Visakhapatnam. 3 The Station House Officer, Pendurthi, Police Station, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue any writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of Mandamus inction on part of the 3rd Respondent in registering the complaint lodged by the petitioner on 17-9-2007 and in providing security to the petitioner and his family is illegal, arbitrary unjust impproper and violative of Art 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd Respondent to register the complaint lodged by the petitioner on 17-9-2007 in providing security to the petitioner and his family members and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:DR.P.B.VIJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 2287 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: The writ petition is filed with a grievance that the 3rd respondent has not registered the complaint of the petitioner dated 17-09-2007 whereby the petitioner has conveyed the information that the persons named therein came to the petitioner’s house along with another unknown person and threatened to kill the petitioner and his wife as well; that on the basis of such coercion the petitioner was made to draw out a post dated cheque dated 18-09-2007 for Rs.2,50,000-00 and that on an earlier complaint in this behalf was lodged on 15-07- 2007. The 3rd respondent has not registered the complaints disclosing the commission of cognizable offences notwithstanding the mandatory provisions of Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘the Cr.P.C.), is the grievance presented herein. In respect of such a grievance the petitioner has also the remedy of filing a private complaint under the provisions of the Cr.P.C. Relegating the petitioner to pursue the appropriate remedies under the Statute, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 03-07-2008 Pvks/*