IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 6270 of 2008 Between: Ch. Krishanaveni, W/o. Late C. Chandersekhar, H.No. 11-3-703, New Ashok Nagar, Parsigutta, Secunderabad - 500061. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Chilakalaguda Police Station, Chilakalaguda, Secunderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad at Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 3 The Director General of Police, Hyderabad. 4 The Govt. of A.P., Rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: LETTER Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ROADS & BUILDINGS The Court made the following : ORDER: (PER THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY) This is a taken up Writ Petition on the basis of a letter dated 02- 03-2008, addressed by the petitioner to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice, alleging that one Venkat kidnapped her elder daughter viz., Shilpa on 03-01-2008, and in spite of her lodging a complaint with the Police at Chilkalguda Police Station, they have not registered the same on untenable grounds. The learned Government Pleader for Home produced letter dated 11-04-2008, filed by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Chilkalguda Police Station, before the XI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad, stating that on a complaint given by the petitioner herein, a case in Crime No.8 of 2008 has been registered under the head ‘girl missing’, and that during the course of investigation, both Kum.Shilpa and Venkat were traced out and brought to the Police Station, and ultimately, requested the learned Magistrate to record the statement of Kum.Shilpa under Section 164 Cr.P.C. In view of the statement made by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Chilkalguda Police Station, as regards tracing out of Kum.Shilpa and seeking permission for her production before the Magistrate for recording the statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C., no cause in the Writ Petition survives for adjudication. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, closed. It is needless to mention custody of Kum.Shilpa should be handed over to the parents or as per her wish in accordance with law, after recording her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. ________________ (A.Gopal Reddy, J) 22nd April, 2008 ________________ (R.Kantha Rao, J) lur