HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1261 of 2008 Dated: 11-02-2008 Between: Pothunuri Srikanth. … Petitioner And The Superintendent of Police, Vizianagaram & another. … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1261 of 2008 ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks directions questioning the inaction on the part of 2nd respondent on the complaint dated 19th of December 2007 filed by the petitioner. 2. In the complaint filed by the petitioner, he alleged that one Sri P.Srikumar and his wife by name Smt.Nagamani attacked the wife of the petitioner and threatened to kill her. It is his grievance that inspite of his lodging the complaint, no action has been taken. On instructions, it is submitted by learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents that no such complaint, as alleged by the petitioner, was received by them on 19th of December 2007. 3. Though the petitioner has made allegations against his brother and sister-in-law namely Srikumar and Nagamani, they are not even made parties to this writ petition. In any event, if his complaint is not acted upon by the 2nd respondent, there are several safeguards available to the petitioner in Cr.P.C. by way of approaching the Superintendent of Police under Section 154 (3) of Cr.P.C., under which, he can as well bring the substance of his complaint to the notice of the Superintendent of Police concerned in writing, in which event, the Superintendent of Police may investigate it or direct investigation by an officer subordinate to him. Alternatively, there is also a remedy available to the petitioner by way of filing a private complaint before the Magistrate concerned, under Section 200 Cr.P.C. 4. In the absence of proof of receipt of complaint by the 2nd respondent and in view of the submissions made by the learned Government Pleader, I do not find any merit in this writ petition, which is accordingly disposed of. But however, as it is alleged that there was an attack on the wife of the petitioner by his brother and sister-in-law, the petitioner is at liberty to pursue his other legal remedies available under Cr.P.C., by way of either approaching the Superintendent of Police or filing a private complaint before the Magistrate concerned 5. Subject to above observations, this writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 11th February 2008 ajr