IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 15203 of 2004 Between: Burra Chandraiah S/o Gouraiah R/o Bhoopalpalli Village and Mandal, Warangal District ..... PETITIONER AND 1.Sub-Inspector of Police, Police Station, Bhoopalpalli, Warangal District 2.Inspector of Police, Bhoopalpalli Police Station, Warangal District 3.Superintendent of Police, Warangal 4.Renukuntla Chandraiah, S/o Madanaiah, R/o Jawaharnagar Colony, Bhoopalpalli Village and Mandal, Warangal District 5.Renukuntla Komuraiah, S/o Madanaiah, R/o Indiranagar Colony, BhoopalpalliVillage and Mandal, Warangal District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in not arresting the respondents 4, 5 and their brothers in connection with Crime No. 85 of 2003 of Bhoopalpalli Police Station is highly arbitrary, bad and illegal. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.PRABHAKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent Nos.4 & 5: None Appeared. The Court made the following : ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that in spite of registering crime against the respondents 4, 5 and their three brothers for the offences punishable under Sections 468, 471 and 420 IPC on 09-08-2003, no progress is made by the Police in investigating the crime and filing report before the appropriate Court. In view of the same, the petitioner filed the present writ petition to arrest the respondents 4, 5 and their brothers in connection with the said crime. This court cannot grant such prayer, except directing the Police to investigate the crime registered with it, as expeditiously as possible and file the report before a competent Court accordingly. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Respondent Nos.1 and 2 are hereby directed to complete the investigation in Crime No.85 of 2003 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and file appropriate report before the competent Magistrate Court. No costs. --------------------- 26-8-2004 LUR Copy to: 1.Sub-Inspector of Police, Police Station, Bhoopalpalli, Warangal District 2.Inspector of Police, Bhoopalpalli Police Station, Warangal District 3.Superintendent of Police, Warangal 4.Two CCs to the G.P. for Home, High Court Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad.(O.U.T) 5.Two CD copies.