HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.20658 of 2010 Date: August 20, 2010 Between: K. Bojjanna … Petitioner And 1. The Superintendent of Police, Kurnool, Kurnool District, and 2 others. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.20658 of 2010 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the inaction of the police authorities in acting upon the complaint dated 25.3.2010 made by his mother with regard to the alleged illegal activities being perpetrated on their land by Sri Sadguru Datta Krupalayam Seva Samstha. 2. Lapses on the part of the police in investigating an offence is ordinarily not amenable to review by this Court in a writ petition in the first instance. The proper course for the complainant in such a case is to approach the Magistrate concerned under Section 156 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 3. As pointed out by the Supreme Court in Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P.[1] the power of the Magistrate under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. is very wide and the Magistrate can, in exercise of such power, not only direct registration of the offence, but also monitor the investigative process so as to obtain a proper investigation in the matter. Without availing this efficacious remedy, the petitioner approached this Court directly by way of the present writ petition. It shall therefore be open to the petitioner to pursue the matter before the Magistrate concerned who shall take necessary steps under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. so as to procure a proper investigation in the matter. 4. The writ petition is closed with the afore-stated observations. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: August 20, 2010. Note: Issue C.C. by 24.8.2010. //B.O.// BSB [1] (2008) 2 SCC 209