HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.2397 of 2011 Date: February 14, 2011 Between: Bakka Balaiah, S/o.late B. Pentaiah, Aged about 41 years, Occ:business, R/o.Plot No.66, Boduppal village, Ghatkesar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and others … Petitioners And The Inspector of Police, Medipally Police Station, Medipally, Ranga Reddy District and another … Respondents Order: Petitioners seek a writ of mandamus declaring the action of respondents-police in not conducting thorough investigation into Cr.No.12/2011 on the file of P.S., Medipally as arbitrary and illegal. Petitioners filed a private complaint before the learned III Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad against one Mr.Buchalu and others. It was referred to police under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C., upon which a case in Cr.No.12/2011 was registered under Sections 120(b), 406, 429, 447, 464 and 506 read with Section 34 IPC on 08-01-2011. Petitioners’ grievance is that in spite of registration of the aforesaid crime basing on their complaint, respondents-police are not investigating the matter thoroughly. On obtaining instructions, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing on behalf of respondents states that a case in Cr.No.292 of 2010 was registered against petitioners and others basing on a complaint received against them and the present crime, i.e. Cr.No.12/2011, which is registered is only as a result of counter complaint filed by petitioners and others. It is stated that in Cr.No.292/2010, investigation is completed, final report is filed and the same is pending trial vide C.C.No.638 of 2010 and as regards Cr.No.12/2011 investigation is in progress and some more witnesses need to be examined. So far as Cr.No.12/2011 is concerned, the same is registered pursuant to reference made by the learned III Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad only on 08-01-2011. As it is stated that investigation is in advanced stage, it cannot be said that there is no investigation on the complaint of the petitioners. If the petitioners are aggrieved of the final report filed in the said crime, they can move the appropriate Court by way of a protest petition, but they cannot contend that no investigation is being done. In the circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents-police to complete the investigation in Cr.No.12/2011 as expeditiously as possible and file final report. No order as to costs. ___________________ (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) February 14, 2011 MRR