HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION No.8950 of 2009 ORAL ORDER: - (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice D.S.R.Varma) Heard learned Assistant Government Pleader, representing the learned Advocate General, appearing for respondent 1 to 3. 2. This writ petition is filed by the father of the missing lady, by name Vadlamudi Sudharani, seeking a writ of Habeas Corpus to be issued against the official respondents directing them to produce the alleged detenu before the Court. 3. It appears that the daughter of the petitioner was found missing, with effect from 26.09.2008, and in spite of a complaint being made by the petitioner to all the official respondents arrayed in this writ petition, no action has been initiated. 4. The 3rd respondent – Sub-Inspector of Police, Chebrole Police Station, West Godavari District, filed counter contending inter alia that the marriage of the alleged detenu was performed with the 4th respondent about eighteen months back. Surprisingly, the alleged detenu left the home on 26.09.2008, without informing anybody. The husband of the alleged detenu with the help of the relatives searched for his wife at all probable places, but could not trace her. However, a complaint has been lodged before the police. Basing on the same, a case has been registered in Crime No.151 of 2008 under the head “Woman Missing” and the investigation was taken up. During the course of investigation, the then investigating officer has examined the complainant and some other persons. The parents of the alleged detenu was also examined. The neighbours of the complainant also was examined, who informed the police that he had witnessed the alleged detenu leaving the house at 2.30 pm., on 26.09.2008, in the absence of family members. Subsequently, he came to know that the alleged detenu did not come back to home and investigating agency further flashed a radio message to all the Circle Inspectors of the State through wireless. The ‘Input Form for missing persons’ was also prepared and sent the same to the District Crime Record Bureau, Eluru, for publication in the Gazette. This fact also was intimated to the print and electronic media. Crime memos to the neighbouring police stations was also issued along with descriptive particulars and photographs of the alleged detenu. Various other steps that were taken up during the process of investigation also were given. 5. However, since the petitioner asserted that the police have not been taking any action, as prescribed under law, this Court wanted to verify the C.D.File of the concerned police station. Consequently, the Station House Officer, Chebrolu Police Station, was directed to make available the C.D.File and perused the same today and we could further find that a case was registered on 29.09.2008 as crime No.151 of 2008 upon the complaint made by the husband. The file also discloses that various steps have been taken from time to time, including affixing of the postures containing the photo of the missing women. Therefore, from a perusal of the C.D.File we are of the considered view that the police have taken up investigation and the same is being continued in a right direction and accordingly the allegation made by the petitioner against the police that no required qualitative action is being initiated, cannot be accepted. 6. Since the investigation is going on properly, no further orders need be passed, except directing the official respondents to continue the investigation with due intensity and that as and when the alleged detenu is traced or any information is received, the same be placed before the Registrar (Judicial) of this Court, apart from the other formalities, under law, to be complied. 7. With the above observations and directions, the writ petition is closed. No order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA _________________________ JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO 19-08-2009. Lmv