IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:17246 OF 2010 DATED:20.7.2010 Between: R.Balaji. .....PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, E.G. Dist. & others. .....RESPONDENTs This Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:17246 OF 2010 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is that the Police Authorities are not taking any action on his complaint. He seeks a consequential direction to the police to register a crime and take necessary action. As pointed out by the Supreme Court in SAKIRI VASU VS. STATE OF UP ([1]), a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India ordinarily is not the remedy in case of a complaint that the police are not registering an offence or are not investigating the same or are investigating the same improperly. Normally, the proper course in such case would be for the complainant to approach the concerned Superintendent of Police under section 154 (3) Cr.P.C or the Magistrate concerned under section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. The Magistrate is empowered by the said provision to not only direct the registration of an offence but also monitor the investigative process so as to procure proper investigation. Without availing the efficacious remedies provided under the Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioner has approached this Court directly. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed leaving it open to the petitioner to avail the proper remedy under the Code of Criminal Procedure. No order as to the costs. _________________ Justice Sanjay Kumar Date:20.7.2010. Note: C.C in three days (BO) gurc THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:17246 OF 2010 20th JULY, 2010 [1] (2008) 2 SCC 409