HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.2906 of 2010 Date: July 8, 2010 Between: Cheti Lavanya, W/o.Balaraju, Age: 38 years, Occ: Housewife, R/o.B Zone, Ramakrishnapuram, Mandamarri Mandal, Adilabad District … Petitioner And The State of A.P., represented by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and two others … Respondents Order: This writ petition is filed seeking directions by way of Mandamus to quash F.I.R.No.241/07, dated 17-05-2007, on the file of P.S., Mancherial, Adilabad District, which is stated to be registered against the petitioner based on the complaint lodged by the third respondent herein. The petitioner claims to be the owner and possessor of land admeasuring Ac.6.00 guntas in Sy.No.28/aa of Vempalli village, Mancherial Mandal, Adilabad District, having purchased the same from Sri Debbeti Chandraiah and Debbeti Pochaiah, who were the earlier owners and possessors, by way of registered sale deed No.4606/2001, dated 18-12-2001 and her name has also been mutated in revenue records. It is stated that, in the registered document, Sri Debeeti Chandraiah was shown as the vendor. While so, the third respondent herein filed a complaint with respondents-Police stating that the signatures of the said Chandraiah, who is his grandfather, were forged and based on the said complaint, a case in Cr.No.241/07, was registered for the offence under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that there is no forgery of the document, as alleged by the third respondent. On the other hand, it is submitted by learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondents-Police that in the aforesaid crime, complainant and L.Ws.1 to 8 have been examined and their statements have been recorded and disputed signatures are being sent to the Forensic Laboratory; as such the matter is under investigation and after completion of investigation, appropriate report will be filed. Though it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that there is no forgery, as alleged, but, however, it is a matter for investigation by the Police. Even before Police investigate into the matter and file a report, this court, in a writ petition, cannot determine the genuineness or otherwise of the signatures of the vendor of the subject land, on the registered sale deed executed in favour of the petitioner. For the aforesaid reasons, the relief sought by the petitioner cannot be granted. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents-Police to complete investigation in the crime in question as early as possible and file a report. It is made clear that the petitioner would be at liberty to file objections before the competent court in the event of adverse report being filed. No order as to costs. ___________________ (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) July 8, 2010 MRR