IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.11910 of 2009 Between: Aithey Meri. … Petitioner And The Superintendent of Police, East Godavari District, Kakinada and two others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri A.K.Kishore Reddy. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Home. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in causing investigation and filing charge sheet in FIR No.25 of 2009, as illegal and arbitrary. On the complaint given by the petitioner, respondent No.3 registered FIR No.25 of 2009 against one Karri John Babu and others for the offences under Sections 447, 324, 354 read with 34 IPC and under Sections 3(1)(x) of the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The petitioner’s grievance is that though the crime was registered as far back as 22-2-2009, the respondents have not made any progress and no action was taken either to arrest the accused or to file the charge sheet. In the counter-affidavit filed by the Assistant Sub- Inspector of Police, Peddapuram Police Station, it is, inter alia, stated that during the course of investigation the petitioner and other witnesses were examined and that he has to collect documentary evidence and examine some more necessary witnesses. He further stated that after completion of investigation, necessary action would be taken against the accused. In the counter-affidavit, the deponent has not given the details regarding the number and names of persons whom he claimed to have examined as witnesses. The counter-affidavit is vague and lacks in material particulars in this regard. Be that as it may, since more than four months elapsed from the registration of the complaint, respondents 2 and 3 cannot cause further delay in completing investigation and filing appropriate report. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of with the direction to respondents 2 and 3 to expedite the investigation and file appropriate report before the jurisdictional Magistrate within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:25-6-2009 MNR