HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.4403 of 2011 Date: March 8, 2011 Between: Gadde Satyanarayana, S/o.late Subbanna, Aged 80 years, R/o.Buttaigudem village & Mandal, West Godavari District … Petitioner And The Government of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others … Respondents Order: Petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus declaring the action of respondents in not conducting investigation in Crime No.1 of 2011 on the file of Buttaigudem Police Station, West Godavari District as arbitrary and illegal. When the matter is taken up, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing on behalf of respondents, on obtaining written instructions from the Sub-Inspector of Police, Buttaigudem P.S., West Godavari District, states that based on the complaint of the petitioner, Crime No.1 of 2011 has been registered on 02- 01-2011 under Sections 447, 188, 379 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; during the course of investigation, five witnesses have been examined and further evidence is to be collected to file an appropriate final report. In view of the investigation done so far, it cannot be said that no steps have been taken pursuant to registration of the crime in question. As much as it is stated that five witnesses have already been examined, I dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents to complete the investigation in the crime in question and file an appropriate final report as expeditiously as possible, preferably within six weeks from today. No order as to costs. __________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J March 8, 2011 MRR