THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.16698 OF 2011 ORDER: The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is to declare the action of the 5th respondent in not taking any steps to register a crime on the basis of the petitioner’s complaint dated 30.5.2011 as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of the principles of natural justice. A consequential direction is sought to the 5th respondent to register the crime on the basis of the complaint lodged by the petitioner on 30.5.2011 as per law. In Sakiri VAsu v. State of U.P.[1] the Supreme Court held that Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. was wide enough to include all such powers on the Magistrate which were necessary for ensuring a proper investigation, including the power to order registration of an F.I.R. and of ordering a proper investigation if the Magistrate was satisfied that a proper investigation had not been done or was not being done by the police. The Supreme Court further held that Section 156(3) was very wide and include all such incidental powers as were necessary for ensuring a proper investigation. Since the petitioner has an effective remedy of invoking the jurisdiction under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. for non-registration of his complaint, I see no reason to entertain this Writ Petition in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Leaving it open to the petitioner, if he so chooses, to avail the remedy under Section 156(3) of the Cr.P.C., the Writ Petition fails and is dismissed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. ____________ 02-08-2011 asp [1] AIR 2008 SC 907