IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17582 of 2006 Between: S.Srinivas, s/o Appala Naidu, Tribal Welfare Engg.Department, Pathpatnam, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 the Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Secretary Tribal Welfare Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 Police Station, ACB, Visakhapatnam. 3 The Director General of Police, Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), M.J.Market, Hyderabad-1. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in registering FIR in Crime No.FIR no.9/RC-WLR/2001, dt.16/7/2001 P.S., Anti Corruption Bureau for Short ACB, Visakhapatnam Range, Visakhapatnam District, for an oﬀence punishable under Sec.13(2) r/w 13 (1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and in violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India, if necessary by declaring Section 13(1)(e) and 19(1)(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 as contrary to the provisions of Benami Transactions Act 1988 and consequentially quash the FIR while setting aside all the consequential proceedings and pass such other order or orders as are deemed ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.R.PRABHAKAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the petition. Permission granted. The petition is disposed of as withdrawn with no order as to costs. _____________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ _________________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 15th November, 2008. GRR