lTHE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA l lWRIT PETITION No.28987 of 2009 DATE:31.12.2009 Between: Smt.Lalitha ... Petitioner and Station House Officer, Musheerabad Police Station, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, and another ... Respondents l lTHE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA l lWRIT PETITION No.28987 of 2009 · ORDER: · This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the 1st respondent in not arresting the 2nd respondent and completing investigation into Crime No.361 of 2009, as illegal and arbitrary. · 22. According to the petitioner, on 19.10.2009 she filed a private complaint against the 2nd respondent herein and others before the Additional Junior Civil Judge, West & South at L.B. Nagar, for the offences under Sections 420, 468 and 506 IPC and Sections 4 and 5 of the A.P.Land Grabbing (Prohibition)Act, 1982, who forwarded the same to the 1st respondent for investigation and final report. After receiving the complaint, the 1st respondent registered the same as a case in Crime No.361 of 2009 against the accused therein. Though the 1st respondent registered the crime, he has not started investigation into it so far. Being aggrieved by the same, she approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. · 3. Heard both the learned counsel. · 44. When once a crime is registered, the police are duty bound to investigate into it and submit a final report before a competent criminal court. As seen from the record, it is clear that the petitioner filed a private complaint before the Additional Junior Civil Judge, West & South at L.B. Nagar, on 19.10.2009. It is true that it would take some more time for the 1st respondent to complete the entire investigation, but at the same time he shall see that the investigation is completed, at the earliest. In the light of the same and as it is the grievance of the petitioner that there is no progress in the investigation of the crime, this court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to complete the investigation. · 55. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to complete the investigation and file a final report, as provided for under Section 173 Cr.P.C. before a competent criminal court, preferably, within a period of four (4) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ lGOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 31st December, 2009 lCBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·WRIT PETITION No.28987 of 2009 ·(Disposed of) 31st December, 2009 lCBS l