IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2008 / 14TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 597 of 2008(U) ------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------ PRIYA DINESH, AGED 36 YEARS, W/O. DINESH BABU, 44/1478-A, 'PRAYAG' LFC ROAD, KALOOR, KOCHI-682 017. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.BALAGOPAL RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, OWN NORTH POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. 2. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, KOCHI. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. BREEZE, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J. ========================== W.P. (C) No. 597 of 2008 ========================== Dated this the 4th day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is the complainant in Ext.P1 complaint said to have been lodged before the Station House Officer, Ernakulam Town North Police Station alleging offences punishable under Sections 323, 352, 354, 451, 506(1) r/w Section 34 IPC, seeks a direction to the said officer who is alleged to have refused to register a crime notwithstanding the allegations of cognizable offences in the complaint. 2. The remedy of the petitioner in such an event is not a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India or a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C, but a complaint before the Superintendent of Police under Section 154(3) Cr.P.C or a petition under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C or a private complaint before the Magistrate concerned by invoking power under Section 190 r/w 200 Cr.P.C (vide Sakin Vasu v. State of U.P and others (2007(13) SCALE 693). This writ petition is accordingly dismissed as not maintainable leaving the petitioner to have recourse to any of the remedies referred to above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv