IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 16962 of 2008 Between: Syed Abdul Khaled, S/o. Syed Abdul Raheem, R/o. H.No. 17-1-282/6, Khalender Nagar, Santosh Nagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, Office at Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Commissioner of Police, South Zone, Office at Near City Civil Court Complex, Hyderabad. 3 The Station House Officer, Humayun Nagar Police Station, Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad. 4 Fatima Mahmood Al-Amoodi, W/o. Shaik Mahmood Al- Amoodi, r/o. 10-2-347/11/8, Feroz Gandhi Nagar, Vijayanagar Colony, Hyderabad. 5 Shaik Saood Al-Amoodi, W/o. Shaik Mahmood Al-Amoodi, r/o. 10-2-347/11/8, Feroz Gandhi Nagar, Vijayanagar Colony, Hyderabad. 6 Lubna, D/o. Shaik Mahmood Al-Amoodi, r/o. 10-2-347/11/8, Feroz Gandhi Nagar, Vijayanagar Colony, Hyderabad. 7 Amuna D/o. Shaik Mahmood Al-Amoodi, r/o. 10-2-347/11/8, Feroz Gandhi Nagar, Vijayanagar Colony, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.1 to 3 herein in not taking any action pursuant to the petitioners complaint dt. 06-06-2008 is illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 herein to restore the custody of petitioners wife viz., Salma Mahamood Al Amoodi who is illegally detained by the respondent s No. 4 to 7 at the premises bearing No. 10-2-347/11/8, Feroz Gandhi Nagar, Vijayanagar Colony, Hyderabad, and pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.SRINIVAS CHOWDARY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 4 to 7: None The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 16962 of 2008 ORDER: The non-registration of the complaint of the petitioner dated 6.6.2008, which purportedly conveys information as to the commission of cognizable oﬀences by Respondents 4 to 7, is a grievance presented in this writ petition. In respect of such a grievance, the petitioner has an eﬃcacious, alternative, statutory remedy before the Jurisdictional Magistrate of the First Class under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (for short ‘the Code’). In view of the availability of such an alternative remedy, this Court is not inclined to entertain the grievance under Article 226. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to pursue appropriate remedies. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J DATE: 5th August, 2008 pnb