Present: Schneider J.

BABY NONA v. MOHIDEEN.

 624-P. C. Colombo, 42,632.

    Appeal-Complainant referred to civil remedy-Refusal to issue process- Criminal Procedure Code, s. 337.

Where a Magistrate referred a complaint to the police for report and on receiving the report declined to issue process, referring the complainant to her civil remedy,

Held, that complainant was not entitled to appeal without the previous sanction of the Attorney-General.

APPEAL from an order of the Police Magistrate of Colombo

N. E. Weerasooria, for appellant.

Tisseveresinghe, for respondent.

November 5, 1928. SCHNEIDER J.-

In this case the complainant appears to have made a complaint to the Court, the only record of which is " Baby Nona, affirmed, 50 years, married."

This record is followed by the following entry :-

" Police for report for 17th."

"17.7,28."

" Complainant Baby Nona."

" Police report received."

" I refer complainant to civil remedy."

From this last order the complainant has preferred this appeal. In her petition of appeal she states that a Police Sergeant- held an inquiry and " submitted a report stating in conclusion that it is a ci