1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2418 OF 2007 K. C. Joy and anr.. ..... ... Petitioners. Versus Sr. Inspector, Azad Maidan Police Station and Ors. ...... Respondents. Mr. Shirish Gupte i/by Mr. Vivek Salunke for the Petitioners. Mr. A. S. Gadkari, APP for the Respondents. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and S. A. BOBDE, JJ. DATED : 17TH JANUARY, 2008. P.C.: A complaint has been made to the Azad Maidan Police Station on 23rd November, 2007 against respondent No.3 for the offence under Sections 323, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. However, the petitioners submit that the case has not been registered. On the last occasion, the learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner was informed that he should file complaint before some other police station as according to the police the offence has been committed within the jurisdiction of some other police station. Law is now well settled that if a complaint is made before the police station or information of a cognizable offence is made before the police station, which does not have territorial 2 jurisdiction over the matter, they should register a case and transfer the matter to an appropriate police station. This was pointed out to the learned Public Prosecutor on the last occasion. Today, on instructions, he submits that the Azad Maidan Police Station will register the case and transfer to relevant police station but the petitioner should appear before the police so that his statement is also recorded. 2. We, therefore, direct the petitioners to appear before the Azad Maidan Police Station on Saturday, the 19th January, 2008 at 11.00 a.m. After recording of statement, the Police concerned may take appropriate steps in accordance with law. 3. Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (S. A. BOBDE, J.)