J U D G M E N T

In all these Original Petitions the common petitioner seeks directions to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ernakulam to order investigation into the allegations levelled against the party respondent.

2. The petitioner lodged complaints against the party respondents in all these cases before the SHO concerned, and thereafter filed complaints under Section 190 r/w Section 200 Cr.P.C.

before the Chief Judicial Magistrate.

3. The grievance of the petitioner is that even though there were specific allegations of the commission of cognizable offences, no action was taken by the police .

4. When information with regard to the commission of any cognizable offence is laid with the police, but no action on that behalf is taken, the complainant/aggrieved person has right under Section 190 read with Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to lay the complaint before the Magistrate having jurisdiction to take cognizance of the offence. Instead of adopting or availing that procedure, he is not entitled to approach the High Court by filing a writ petition and seek a direction to conduct an investigation into the complaint filed by him before the police [SeeAll India Institute of