1 cr-wp-302-11 jdk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI. WRIT PETITION NO. 302 OF 2011 Champarani Gorakhnath Singh ..Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Ors. ..Respondents .... Mr. Rishi Bhuta Advocate for the petitioner Mr. A.S.Gadkari A.P.P. for the State Mr. S.G.Korgaonkar Advocate for Respondents 4 and 5 Mr. S.V.Marwadi Advocate for Respondent 6 .... CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND M.N.GILANI, JJ. DATED : MARCH 29, 2011 PER COURT: 1 This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by which the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to register an offence on the basis of the complaint made by the petitioner. The petitioner further prays that inquiry be conducted against the Police Sub-Inspector Desai of Nagpada Police Station from demanding the money from the petitioner for registration of the offence. 2 In the light of the judgments of the Supreme Court in `Aleque 2 cr-wp-302-11 Padamsee Vs. Union of India' 2007 (6) SCC 171 and `Sakiri Vasu Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and others' AIR 2008 SC 907, the prayer of the petitioner for directing the police to register an offence on the basis of the complaint of the petitioner cannot be granted to the petitioner. The petitioner has an alternate and effective remedy available to him of lodging a private complaint or filing an application under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C. In respect of the allegation for demand of bribe by the concerned Police Officer, it appears that the petitioner has not reported the matter to the Anti-Corruption Bureau. The petitioner therefore may avail such remedies as are available to the petitioner in law. Petition is accordingly dismissed with no order as to costs. [ M.N.GILANI, J. ] [ P.V.HARDAS, J. ]