The Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.7083 of 2010 Dated 30th March, 2010 Between: Giddaluru Victoria Devi …Petitioner And 1.Station House Officer, Sullurpet Police Station, Sullurpet Town & Mandal, SPSR Nellore District and 2 others. …Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.Y.Nagaiah Counsel for the Respondents: AGP for Home The Court made the following: Order: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent Nos.1 and 2, in registering complaint against respondent No.3, as illegal and arbitrary. I have heard Sri Y.Nagaiah, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and perused the record. The petitioner and respondent No.3 are estranged couple. Respondent No.3 obtained divorce from the petitioner. Alleging that respondent No.3 has been harassing her by visiting her house and threatening her to kill, the petitioner is stated to have made a representation to respondent No.2 with a request to register the case. Ordinarily, respondent No.1- the Station House Officer, Sullurpet Police Station, is competent to register a complaint. For inexplicable reasons, the petitioner avoided to approach respondent No.1 and straight away gave a complaint to respondent No.2. This conduct of the petitioner appears to be rather unusual. The petitioner is, therefore, permitted to approach respondent No.1 with a fresh report. If the report, if any submitted by the petitioner, discloses commission of an offence, respondent No.1 shall take appropriate action under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short ‘the Cr.P.C.’). If no such action is taken by respondent No.1, the petitioner shall be free to file a private complaint under Section 190 read with Section 100 of the Cr.P.C., before the jurisdictional Magistrate. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.9151 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________ C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J Dated 30th March, 2010 lur