THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.24295 OF 2011 ORDER: On the basis of a decree passed by the Additional District Judge, Ananthapur, in O.S.No.7 of 2005 and the subsequent order passed in E.P.No.13 of 2005, the petitioners have invoked the jurisdiction of this Court seeking police protection. It is the case of the petitioners that on 15.07.2011 a mob of people, claiming through the judgment debtor, had interfered and tried to trespass into their property; similar acts were repeated on 05.08.2011 by 1) D. Satyanarayana, L.I.C. Office Street, Kadiri; 2) Varaprasad, S/o. Prabudas, near Jonna Lodge, Kadiri; 3) D. Ijaiaha, Vice Chairman, C & IG, Kalyan Durgam, Ananthapur; 4) M.E. Prabhakar and 5) Gangadhar with the help of muscle men and goondas. Curiously none of the aforementioned persons have been arrayed as respondents in the Writ Petition. The affidavit merely refers to a representation having been made on 13.08.2011 to the Superintendent of Police, Ananthapur seeking police protection. The said representation also states that the petitioners had approached the Station House Officer, Hindupur, Anantapur, who informed them that it was a civil dispute, and action would be taken as and when necessary. The Petitioners’ specific case, against those named hereinabove, is of criminal trespass into their lands for which the remedy is by way of a complaint under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.). As held by the Supreme Court, in Sakiri Vasu v. State of Uttar Pradesh and others[1], the petitioners have an effective remedy under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C., whereunder the Magistrate concerned has not only the power to order registration of an offence, but also to direct the officer incharge of the concerned police station to hold proper investigation and, if need be, to monitor the investigation, if any, carried on. In view of the alternative remedy available to the petitioners, I consider it wholly inappropriate to exercise jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Leaving it open to the petitioners to avail the alternative remedy under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C, the Writ Petition is dismissed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J August 27, 2011 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.24295 OF 2011 August 27, 2011 MD [1] (2008) 2 SCC 409