IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND TEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27826 of 2009 Between: M/s. Mahamaruthi Logistic Pvt., Ltd., Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. … Petitioner And The State of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri C. Hanumantha Rao Counsel for respondent Nos.1, 3-5: AGP for Home This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27826 of 2009 ORDER:- In this writ petition, the main grievance of the petitioner is that despite a complaint made by it against the persons by name, Jawher Basha, Gopal Seth, Madhu, Saibaba @ Sodala Saibaba and H. Srinivas Reddy, respondent No.5 has not been taking any action. No counter affidavit is filed on behalf of any of the respondents. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home submitted that respondent No.5 has taken appropriate action, but she is unable to state whether a case has been registered on the alleged complaint of the petitioner. Under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, it is the duty of the officer in-charge of the police station to reduce to writing the gist of the information on the commission of a cognizable offence and enter the same in the book to be kept by him. Under Section 156, the police are empowered to investigate any cognizable offence. If the complaint made by the petitioner discloses commission of a cognizable offence, it is the duty of the police to register the same and investigate into it. Respondent No.5 is therefore directed to take appropriate action in accordance with law on the purported complaint filed by the petitioner and inform the action taken by him to the petitioner within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.36240 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 22.03.2010 ES