IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2008 / 5TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 37268 of 2007(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- JOSE, S/O.CHIRIYANKANDATH LONAPPAN, AGED 47 YEARS, PERUMBILLISSERY DESOM, CHOVUR VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHERPU POLICE STATION, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, IRINJALAKUDA. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, IRINJALAKUDA. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THRISSUR. 5. M.K.SURENDRAN, S/O.METHALAKUNNATHU KUNJAMBU, EDAKKAD AMSOM, CHALA PANTHRANDU KANDI DESOM, EDAKKAD P.O., KANNUR TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. 6. KISHORE, S/O.THAZHATH VEETTIL KRISHNAN, KATOOR VILLAGE, KATTOOR P.O., PIN- 680702 MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C). No. 37268 Of 2007 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 25th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT In this writ petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents- Police Officers to register a crime pursuant to Exts.P1 & P4 complaints or in the alternative to issue proceedings stipulated under proviso 2(b) of Section 157 of the Cr.P.C. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that, in spite of filing complaints alleging cognizable offences, the Police are not registering a crime and commencing investigation. 3. If that be so, the remedy of the petitioner is not to approach this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in the light of the recent pronouncement of the Apex Court in Sakiri Vasu v. State of Uttar Pradesh and others 2007(13) SCALE 693. Hence this writ petition is dismissed, leaving the petitioner to the remedy of filing a petition under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C or by preferring a private complaint under Section 190 read with 200 Cr.P.C. (V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) sj Crl.M.C.No. of 2007 2