spb/- 1 wp2884-10.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2884 OF 2010 Ajit Kisan Khaire ... Petitioner. V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents. --- Mr. A.K.Tripathi i/by P.V. Dhopatkar for the Petitioner. Mr. K.V. Saste, APP for the State. Mr. P.M. Pradhan for the Respondent Nos. 8 to 10 ----- CORAM : P. V. HARDAS & M.N.GILANI,JJ. DATE : 28TH MARCH, 2011. P.C. 1 This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, by which the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus, directing the respondent to register offence on the basis of the first information report. 2 In the light of the Judgments in the case of Aleque Padamsee & Ors. vs. Union of India, 2007 (6) SCC 171 and Sakiri Vasu vs. State of U.P. & Ors. AIR 2008 SC 907, the aforesaid reliefs which the petitioner has prayed for in this petition are not available to the petitioner. The petitioner may avail the alternate remedy available to the petitioner in spb/- 2 wp2884-10.sxw law i.e. either filing a private complaint or filing appropriate application under section 156 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In that light of the matter, this petition is dismissed with no order as to costs. [M.N.GILANI,J.] [P.V. HARDAS, J.]