IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 8143 of 2009 Between: P.Ganga Bhavani W/o.Ch.Sujath Kumar R/o.Maschender, H.No.2-10-1238 Jyothinagar, Karimnagar ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Govt of AP., rep.by its Principal Secretary to Home Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Superintendent of Police, Karimnagar Karimangar District 3 The Station House officer, Police station 2 Town Karimnagar, Karimnagar District .....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 to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of mandamus seeking a direction to the respondents 2&3 herein to complete the investigation and submit the report u/s.173 of Cr.P.C.in the court of the Addl.Judicial Magistrate of First class, Karimnagar in Crime No.21/2009 on the file of P.S.Karimnagar II Town by duly declaring the inaction on the part of the respondents 2&3 in not causing investigation and not submitting the report in the above before the Addl.Judicial Magistrate of First class, Karimnagar as illegal, arbitrary, and contrary to the provisions of Criminal Procedure code and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.VENKATESHWAR VARANASI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 8143 of 2009 ORDER: 1 The petitioner approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition with the following prayer: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is prayed that this Hon’ble court may be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of mandamus seeking a direction to the respondents 2&3 herein to complete the investigation and submit the report u/s.173 of Cr.P.C.in the court of the Addl.Judicial Magistrate of First class, Karimnagar in Crime No.21/2009 on the file of P.S.Karimnagar II Town by duly declaring the inaction on the part of the respondents 2&3 in not causing investigation and not submitting the report in the above before the Addl.Judicial Magistrate of First class, Karimnagar as illegal, arbitrary, and contrary to the provisions of Criminal Procedure code and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” 2 The said crime was registered only on 25.02.2009 and the petitioner cannot expect the police to act upon and submit a final report immediately. It takes some time. The learned Assistant Government Pleader also stated that investigation in this matter is in progress and it takes some time to file final report. 3 In that view of the matter, with a direction to the third respondent to complete the investigation in Cr.No.21 of 2009 on the file of II P.S. Karimnagar and submit a final report before the competent Criminal Court as early as possible, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ---------------- 18.08.2009 kvsn