KBP 1 7-wp.2800-11.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2800 OF 2011 Dipak Baban Kamble .. Petitioner Vs The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ­­ Mr.Kuldeep S. Patil, for petitioner. Ms.A.S.Pai, APP for respondent State. ­­ CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR & R.G.KETKAR, JJ. DATE : 17 th NOVEMBER, 2011 P.C.: This petition is received through jail. The relief claimed in this petition is to direct the local police to register the offence on the basis of written complaint made by the petitioner. The contents of the written complaint are referred in the letter petition dated 7 th July, 2011. However, the local police registered the complaint as N.C. Going by the written complaint, we have no manner of doubt that the grievance was about commission of cognizable offence. Whether the KBP 2 7-wp.2800-11.odt allegations made by the complainant is true or otherwise would be a matter of enquiry, but by no stretch of imagination, the local police should have proceeded to register the case as N.C. case in the fact situation emerging from the written complaint. 2] In the circumstances, we dispose of the petition by direcrting the local Authority to register the F.I.R. on the basis of the said written complaint and proceed in the matter in accordance with law. We make it clear that the observation made in this order is not expression of opinion either way on the merits of the allegations made by the petitioner in the written complaint. 3] Petition is disposed of accordingly. The Court expresses words of gratitude for the able assistance given by the learned APP. Copy of this order be forwarded to the petitioner who is in jail. [R.G.KETKAR, J.] [A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.]