IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.23045 of 2008 Between: M.S.R.R. Srinivas S/o. Putrayya Alias Musalayya Sri Krishnaveni Educational Society, Regd No.170/97, Tanuku, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat ,Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent of Police, West Godavari District, Eluru. 3 The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kovvuru, West Godavari District. 4 The Circle Inspector of Police, Tanuku, West Godavari District. 5 The Sub Inspector of Police, Tanuaku Town Police Station, Tanuku, West Godavari District. 6 Sri Boppana Krishna Chowdary S/o. Sri Peda Subba Rao, R/o. Palangi Village, Undrajavaram Mandal, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the Sub Inspector of Police, Tanuku Town Police Station, Tanuku, West Godavari District, 5th Respondent herein in not making investigation in FIR No.118 of 2008 registered against the 6th Respondent for the offence under Section 468 of IPC on the file of the Tanuku Town Police Station, Tanuku, West Godavari District, as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and opposed to the very spirit and object of the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure and consequently direct the 5th Respondent herein to investigate into FIR No. 118 of 2008 as per the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure and pass such further order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.V.SESHA SAI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.23045 OF 2008 ORDER: The only grievance of the petitioner is that he lodged a complaint on the file of Tanuku Town Police Station, West Godavari District, which was registered as Crime No.118 of 2008 for the offence punishable under Section 468 I.P.C., but the same is not being investigated into by the official respondents. The 5th respondent- Sub-Inspector of Police, Tanuku Town Police Station, filed a counter-affidavit, wherein, while denying all the allegations made by the petitioner, he assured that he would complete the investigation in respect of the subject crime as expeditiously as possible and appropriate reports/charge sheets would be filed before the concerned Court at the earliest. In view of the above, recording the assurance given by the 5th respondent, the writ petition is closed. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 19th November, 2008. IBL