HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION NO. 7172 OF 2006 DATE:23.10.2006 Between: S. Chakrapani, R/o H.No. 8-7-5/3, Road No. 1 and 2, Beside Sivalayam, R.R. Nagar, Old Bowenpally, Secunderabad – 500 011. …Petitioner AND 1. The Station House Officer, Bowenpally Police Station, Bowenpally, Hyderabad, and four others. ….Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION NO. 7172 OF 2006 ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice D.S.R.VARMA) Heard the learned Government Pleader for Home, representing the learned Advocate General, representing the respondents. 2. This writ petition is taken up on the basis of a ‘petition’ dated 29.3.2006 sent by one S. Chakrapani, R/o H.No. 8-7-5/3, Road No.1&2, Beside Sivalayam, R.R.Nagar, Old Bowenpally, Secunderabad- 500 011, to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, alleging that his son by name S.Ashish Kumar, aged 16 years, residing in Hyderabad, is missing since 02.03.2006 and the police had not taken any action in spite of registering a case in Crime No.82 of 2006, and seeks appropriate orders directing the concerned authorities to take steps to trace out the petitioner’s son. 3. Upon receipt of notice, issued by this Court, the Inspector of Police, Bowenpally, Secunderabad, filed a counter affidavit stating, inter alia, that the petitioner had lodged a complaint, dated 03.03.2006, and on receipt of the said complaint, a case in Crime No.82 of 2006 under the head ‘Boy Missing’ was registered on 03.03.2006, the investigation is in progress and the matter is pending since about a year. 4. In similar circumstances, a Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.1388 of 2006 by order, dated 18.07.2006, directed the 3rd respondent therein-Commissioner of Police to personally supervise the matter and produce the missing person in the Court as and when he is found out. In the meantime, the investigating officer shall give report, after four weeks, to the Registrar (Judicial) of this Court, about the progress of the case. 5. Following the same, the present Writ Petition is allowed, at the stage of admission, and the second respondent – Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, is directed to personally supervise the matter and produce the missing person in the Court as and when he is found out. In the meantime, the investigating officer shall give a report, after four weeks, to the Registrar (Judicial) of this Court, about the progress of the case. No order as to costs. _________________ D.S.R.VARMA, J _______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J Dated: 23.10.2006 KA/KRK