IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF AUGUST, TWO THOUSAND TEN WRIT PETITION No.14888 of 2010 Between: Shaik Jabeena. … Petitioner And Principal Secretary to Home, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: None. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Home for R.1 to R.4. None for R.5. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.4 in investigating Crime No.16 of 2010 and paving way for the accused to leave for Bahrain, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioner. The above mentioned criminal case was registered on the petitioner’s report for the offences under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 5 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 against her husband and some of his family members. The grievance of the petitioner is that respondent No.4 is not evincing any interest in completing the investigation and taking appropriate action against the accused. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, submitted that A.1, A.3 and A.4 were arrested on 19- 5-2010; that A.5 has got anticipatory bail; and that A.2 is yet to be arrested. She further submitted that the investigation is at the advanced stage and that an appropriate charge sheet/final report will be filed shortly. Having regard to the above submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.4 to complete the investigation and file charge sheet before the jurisdictional Magistrate within a period of one month from today. ----------------------------------- ------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:23-8-2010 MNR