IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 13195 of 2008 Between: Sri Rajasthani Jain Swetambar Moorthy Poojak Sangh, Rep. by its Treasurer Sri Babulal Hukmi Choudhari R/o. 4-4-437, 2nd Floor, Ramgopalpet, Nallgutta, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Zone, Secunderabad. 3 The Asst. Commissioner of Police, Mahankali Secunderabad. 4 The S.H.O. Mahankali Police Station, Secunderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or Direction more one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not registering a case against the Petitioner's complaint dt. 18-6-2008 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural Justice and pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.KALYANA RAMA KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: The writ petition is filed complaining that the fourth respondent has not registered the complaint of the petitioner, dated 18.06.2008, which discloses commission of cognizable offence under the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. However, the petitioner has a statutory remedy of filing private complaint before the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, if he so chooses. In view of the availability of statutory remedy, this Court is not inclined to entertain this writ petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed at the stage of admission with a liberty to the petitioner to pursue appropriate remedy under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. ___________________ (Goda Raghuram, J.) 25th June, 2008 Js. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Zone, Secunderabad. 3 The Asst. Commissioner of Police, Mahankali Secunderabad. 4 The S.H.O. Mahankali Police Station, Secunderabad. 5 2 CCs to G.P. for Home, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad.(OUT) 6 2 CD copies. Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VSMI}