THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.14954 of 2007 DATE: 25.06.2010 Between: P.Venugopala Naidu …Petitioner and The Superintendent of Police, Kadapa and others …Respondents COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENTS 1 & 2: AGP FOR HOME COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT No.3 : SRI R.RAGHUNANDAN THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.14954 of 2007 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, the petitioner herein prays that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not taking up the following legal and lawful steps pursuant to the registration of Crime No.29 of 2005, dated 04.06.2005 on the file of the 2nd respondent as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith take further steps in pursuance of the registration of Crime No.29 of 2005 including arrest of the accused by submitting a report to the concerned Court.” As could be seen from the averments contained in the affidavit, the grievance of the petitioner is that though a crime was registered against respondent No.3 on the report lodged by him, no action has been taken for investigation or arrest of respondent No.3. At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioner. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondents 1 and 2 and Sri R.Raghunandan, learned counsel for respondent No.3 are unable to state the present stage of the criminal case. With the passage of nearly three years from the time of filing the writ petition, it is reasonable to presume that the police would have filed an appropriate report before the jurisdictional Magistrate. If it has not been done so far, respondents 1 and 2 are directed to ensure that necessary legal steps in terms of the procedure prescribed under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 are taken in Crime No.29 of 2005 and appropriate report is filed before the jurisdictional Magistrate, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 25th JUNE, 2010. kvni