THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO :7996 of 2010 Date: 20.4.2010 Between: Cheruku Srinivasa Rao ..... PETITIONER AND Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Secretary, Home Department and others. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri G. Ronald Raju Counsel for the Respondents : Asst. Govt. Pleader for Home The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO :7996 of 2010 ORDER: In this writ petition, the grievance of the petitioner is two fold; namely, that respondent No. 7 failed to complete the investigation in a criminal case registered as Crime No. 94 of 2006 on his file with regard to missing of the petitioner’s wife and that in the guise of pendency of the said case, the petitioner is being harassed. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, submitted that despite the best efforts of the police, the whereabouts of the petitioner’s wife are not known and that she is not traced. She further submitted that all possible efforts are being made in this regard and that investigation will be completed within a reasonable time. With regard to the second mentioned grievance, on instructions, she denied any harassment of the petitioner. In view of the above mentioned submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent Nos. 6 and 7 to complete the investigation and file appropriate report before the jurisdictional magistrate within a period of eight weeks. The respondent Nos. 5 and 6 are directed not to harass the petitioner in the guise of pendency of investigation. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. __________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY,J DATE: 20th April, 2010 pnb