IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 4998 of 2008 Between: Yerra Padma, W/o Apparao, D. No. 7/22, Puritipeta New Colony, Gajapathinagaram (M), Vizianagaram District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Gajapathinagaram, Vizianagaram. 2 The Inspector of Poolice, Gajapathinagaram, Vizianagaram, 3 The Superintendent of Police, Vizianagaram. 4 The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Vizianagaram. 5 The Director General of Police, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 6 The Government of A.P., rep y its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an order, direction, or a Writ, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to call for the records and remarks from the Respondents herein in and connected to (i) missing of petitioner's 2nd daughter herein namely Yerra Devi, aged 16 years since 24-01-2008 at 11.00 A.M. (ii) action of the Respondents No. 1 to 3 on the complaint of the petitioner dt 24-01- 2008; and this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue necessary directions to the concerned to probe into the matter trace out the missing person and to pass such other or further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: PETITION COunsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL AND GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR HOME The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: (per Sri A. Gopal Reddy, J) This is a taken up writ petition on the basis of letter dated 25- 02-2008 sent by the petitioner to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice. In response to the notice, the Sub-Inspector of Police, Gajapahtinagaram Police Station filed counter. It is stated in the counter that the petitioner, mother of Kumari Yerra Devi lodged a complaint with the police on 26-01-2008 stating that her daugher aged about 17 years studying Intermediate I Year in Sai Siddardha College, Gajapathinagaram left the house on 24-01-2008 and since then her whereabouts are not known. Basing on the complaint, a case in Crime No. 6 of 2008 has been registered by the police, Gajapathinagaram Police Station under the head ‘girl missing’ and investigation is under progress. During the course of investigation, it came to light that the missing girl fell in love with one Jada Venkatesh @ Karthik, son of Appara Rao, resident of Naidu Street and both have eloped and that it is further revealed that the petitioner has telephonic contacts with the missing girl and efforts are being made to obtain the particulars from the AIRTEL authorities and to this effect, a letter was addressed by the 1st respondent to the Sub- Divisional Police Officer, Bobbili on 04-03-2008. Since the police have already registered the case and examined some of the witnesses, they are directed to complete the investigation within a period of six weeks from today and file a report before the appropriate jurisdictional Court with due intimation to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. A.GOPAL REDDY, J B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J 31-03-2008 ks ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, Gajapathinagaram, Vizianagaram. 2 The Inspector of Poolice, Gajapathinagaram, Vizianagaram, 3 The Superintendent of Police, Vizianagaram. 4 The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Vizianagaram. 5 The Director General of Police, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 6 The Principal Secretary, The Government of A.P., Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 7 2 CCs to the Advocate General, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 8 2 CCs to the Government Pleader for Home, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 9 2 CD copies