THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.7278 of 2006 Dated 08-02-2007 Between: S.Raju. ..... PETITIONER AND The Station House officer, Bodhan Police Station, Bodhan, Bodhan Mandal, Nizamabada District & others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.7278 of 2006 O R D E R: This Writ Petition is ﬁled to declare the action of the respondents in not registering a crime and in not taking any action pursuant to the complaint made to the 1st respondent dated 26-03-2006 as illegal and arbitrary. The only grievance of the petitioner is that the ﬁrst respondent-Station House Oﬃcer, Bodhan Police Station, has not registered a case on a complaint lodged by him. Counter aﬃdavit has been ﬁled on behalf of the respondents stating that based on a complaint lodged by the petitioner, a case in Cr.No.137 of 2006, for an oﬀence under Section 342 IPC, was registered on 27-03-2006 itself and after investigation, the case was referred as false. It is stated that, in fact, on a complaint lodged by one Mr.Chidura Gangadhar Gupta on 08-04-2006 against the petitioner and others, a case in Cr.No.155 of 2006 was registered for the oﬀences punishable under Sections 420, 504, 506 read with 109 IPC. In the circumstances, I am of the opinion that the only course open to the petitioner is to take appropriate action under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure either by ﬁling a protest petition or by ﬁling a private complaint under Section 199 Cr.P.C. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ______________ 08-02-2007 usd