The Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.7416 of 2010 Dated 6th April, 2010 Between: Gurijala Venkateswara Rao …Petitioner And The Station House Officer, Reddigudem P.S., Krishna District …Respondent Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.K.Bheem Singh for Ms.R.Kameswari Counsel for the Respondent: AGP for Home The Court made the following: Order: In this Writ Petition, the petitioner questioned the inaction of the respondent, in closing Crime No.79 of 2009, registered for offences under Section 3 (i) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and Sections 323 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner is stated to have given a report against one Battula Yadagiri and others of Kunaparaju Parva Village, Reddigudem Mandal, Krishna District, on the basis of which the above-mentioned Crime was registered. The petitioner pleaded that in pursuance of the intervention of the village elders, he decided to withdraw the complaint to maintain peace and harmony in the village and that accordingly, he submitted a detailed representation on non-judicial stamp paper wherein he narrated the facts leading to his decision to withdraw the complaint and requested the respondent to close the case without taking any action. The grievance of the petitioner is that in spite of the said representation having been made as far back as 26th September, 2009, no action has been taken by the respondent for closing the case. Having heard Sri K.Bheem Singh, learned Counsel representing Smt.R.Kameswari, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home representing the respondent, I am of the opinion that unless a charge sheet has already been filed against the accused, there can be no legal impediment for the respondent to close the complaint when the petitioner, who is the defacto-complainant himself made a request for this purpose. In this view of the matter, the respondent is directed to consider the petitioner’s request for closing the above- mentioned Crime, take appropriate decision thereon and communicate the same to the petitioner within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.9554 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ___________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 6th April, 2010 lur