THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No.23332 of 2008 Dated: 08.10.2009. Between: Lakkaraju Raju & 5 others Petitioners And The State of A.P. Rep. By its Secretary, Home Department Secretariat, Hyderabad & 3 others. Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No.23332 of 2008 ORDER: 1 The grievance of the Petitioners is that though they lodged a complaint with the fourth Respondent herein, the police have not acted upon the said complaint and registered a crime against the accused therein. Hence they approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition. 2 No doubt it is true that as and when a report making out a cognizable offence is made, the police are duty bound to register a crime under Section 154 of Cr.P.C. However, Section 154(3) of Cr.P.C. mandates that whenever the Station House Officer concerned does not act in accordance with law, the aggrieved person has a right to approach the Superintendent of Police and make a complaint against the Station House Officer concerned. In this regard this court places reliance on the judgment of the apex Court in Sakiri Vasu Vs. State of U.P. and Others[1]. As the grievance of the petitioners in this Writ Petition is also that though a report making out a cognizable offence is given, the Station House Officer is not registering a case, the petitioners are hereby directed to approach the Superintendent of Police making a complaint against the fourth respondent i.e. Station House Officer, Chilakalaguda Police Station, Hyderabad. 3 The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ---------------------------- kvsn 08.10.2009. [1] AIR 2008 Supreme Court 907