the Magistrate under Section 156(3), Cr.P.C. At present, the relief under Section 482, Cr.P.C. is being sought by way of a mere petition. Taking cue from the dictum laid down by the Supreme Court in Priyanka Srivastava, this Court is of the view that the complainant must file an affidavit before this Court setting down the dates on which the complaint was given to the Station House Officer under Sections 154(1) and 154(3) Cr.P.C. with supporting proof. This Court is insisting on an affidavit, because, in several instances, it came to the notice of this Court that the complaint sent to the police differed from the copy of the complaint annexed in the typed set of papers. To obviate such sharp practices, this Court directs that a petition under Section 482, Cr.P.C. should be accompanied by an affidavit of the petitioner detailing the steps taken by him to give complaint under Section 154 Cr.P.C. to the Station House Officer and under Section 154(3) Cr.P.C. to the Superintendent of Police with supporting materials. It is made clear that this Court will not entertain complaints addressed to the Hon'ble Chief Minister of the State, Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, Director General of Police and other gubernatorial authorities. The complaint must be addressed to the Station House Officer at the first instance under Section 154(1), Cr.P.C. and thereafter, to the Superintendent of Police/Deputy Commissioner of Police under Section 154(3), Cr.P.C.
