HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No. 15477 OF 2011 . DATED 27th June, 2011 BETWEEN Mohd. Ismail and anr …Petitioners And The Station House Officer, Police Station III Town, Kothagudem, Khammam District and ors. ….Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No. 15477 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners are aggrieved by the inaction of the respondents in investigating the case in Cr.No. 84 of 2011 on the file of the Station House Officer, III Police Station, Kothagudem, Khammam District by recovering the property which has been stolen from their shops and arresting the accused who committed the aforesaid offence. It has been averred by the petitioners that the police authorities are not taking any action in the aforesaid theft case, which was committed in the shops of the petitioners. Counter has been filed on behalf of the respondents, wherein it has been averred that during the course of investigation, detailed statements of the complainants- petitioners have been recorded and the investigation is going on to find out the guilt of the accused. It has been averred that prima facie case is not yet been established that the accused in the FIR have committed the offence. It has also been averred that the petitioners have been asked to produce any relevant documentary evidence and notices in this regard have also been issued to them. A perusal of the case file, it is clear that investigation is going on and the petitioners are not cooperating with the police officials in investigating the case. Unless investigation is completed, report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. cannot be filed by the respondents. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the petitioners to cooperate with the police officials in investigating the aforesaid crime, by producing relevant documentary evidence, if any, as required by the respondent-police authorities. There shall be no order as to costs. -------------------------------------- JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA Dated 27th June, 2011. Msnro