1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1529 OF 2008 Indur Kartar Chhugani. ..... ... ..... Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors.. ... ..... Respondents. Mr. Indur K. Chhugani, Petitioner present-in-person. Mr. A. S. Gadkari, APP for the Respondents. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and A. A. KUMBHAKONI, JJ. DATED : 30TH JULY, 2008. P.C.: The grievance of the petitioner is that although he has filed report with the police they are not registering F.I.R. The course open to the petitioner is to approach the Magistrate, who has power either to order investigation or take cognisance by itself. We have been shown a judgment of the Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 68 of 2008 (Lalita Kumari v/s Govt. of U.P. & Ors.) dated 14th July, 2008. Even this judgment lays down that if the F.I.R. is not immediately registered the persons should approach the Magistrate. 2 2. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (A. A. KUMBHAKONI, J.)