IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 16785 of 2009 Between: Swamy Reddy Appa Rao ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Station House Officer, Thondangi PS, East Godavari District and others. .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 16785 of 2009 ORDER : On 18-11-2009, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner represented that though a complaint was made before the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tuni, the learned Magistrate has neither taken cognizance thereon nor sent it to the police for investigation. Then, this Court directed the learned Magistrate to submit a report. Pursuant to the said order, the Principal Junior Civil Judge, Tuni, (FAC) Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tuni, submitted a report, dated 11-12-2009, stating that the petitioner filed a private complaint and the same was numbered as C.C.S.R.No.522 of 2009 and forwarded to the 1st respondent-Station House Officer, Thondangi Police Station, vide Dis. No.229 on 09-03-2009 and accordingly, the police registered a case in Crime No.148 of 2009 on 08-12-2009, for the offences punishable under Sections 447, 427, 379 read with Section 34 IPC and a copy of the FIR was forwarded to the Court on the same day i.e. 08-12-2009. 2. In the light of the report, it is clear that it is only after issuing notice by this Court on 18-11-2009, the police acted upon and registered a case on 08-12-2009. This Court deprecates the action of the police in not registering the crime for a period of 9 months. However, as the crime has been registered, the writ petition can be disposed of with certain directions to the 1st respondent. 3. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent-Station House Officer, Thondangi Police Station, East Godavari District, to investigate into the matter and submit a final report before the competent Criminal Court as provided for under Section 173 Cr.P.C., at the earliest, preferably, within a period of three months, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ 27th January, 2010 kvr