HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO W.P.No.28340 of 2009 Dated: 31-05-2010 Between: Udayabhanu.Mallika …Petitioner AND The Principal Secretary, Govt. of A.P. (Home Department), Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad & Others. Respondents. This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO W.P.No.28340 of 2009 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) The petitioner herein lodged a complaint before the Station House Officer, I Town Police Station, Kakinada alleging harassment of her husband-Nagabhaskara Raju, on the basis of which, a case in Crime No.161 of 2008 was registered for the offence punishable under Section 498-A I.P.C. read with Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and after due investigation into the said crime, police laid a charge sheet before III Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kakinada disclosing that the whereabouts of husband of the petitioner are not known, for which, necessary Non-Bailable Warrants were issued by the Magistrate, and the same is pending for execution. While so, the present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner complaining that the Non-Bailable Warrants issued by the Magistrate have not been executed, and that the whereabouts of her husband are not known and in that regard though she lodged a complaint on 31.1.2009, so far, no steps have been taken. In the counter affidavit and additional counter affidavit filed by the Sub-Inspector of Police, I Town Police Station, Kakinada the efforts made by the police to trace out the whereabouts of husband of the petitioner have been explained, however, it is stated that in spite of sincere efforts, the police could not trace out the whereabouts of the alleged detenu and investigation is going on. Having regard to the averments made in the counter affidavit, we deem it appropriate to direct the respondents that after completion of investigation in the crime, if any, registered on the complaint lodged by the petitioner on 31.1.2009, file necessary report before the competent Court in that regard with due intimation to the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J. __________________ MAY 31, 2010 RAJA ELANGO, J. Tsr.