1 3.wp3646-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3646 OF 2010 Mrs.Shobha Sudhakar Gawali. ..Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra and 2 others. .. Respondents. .......... Mr.Priten P. Killedar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr.A.S. Gadkari, A.P.P. for the State. .......... CORAM : A.M. KHANWILKAR AND A.R. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 10TH JANUARY, 2011. P.C. 1. Heard learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The grievance in this Petition is non-registration of FIR inspite of written complaint received by the Police Inspector from the Petitioner on 13.6.2009, (Annexure-A4 on page Nos.46 & 47 to the Petition). The Investigating Officer has declined to register the FIR, as in his opinion, the grievance was in respect of civil dispute between the parties. 3. Having perused the complaint, in our opinion, the Petitioner is free to take recourse to alternative efficacious remedy by way of a private complaint if she so desires. If such private complaint is filed, the PPD 2 3.wp3646-10 same shall be proceeded on its own merits in accordance with law uninfluenced by the fact that this Petition is rejected with liberty to the Petitioner to pursue other appropriate remedy. Ordered accordingly. (A. R. JOSHI, J.) (A. M. KHANWILKAR, J.)