THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICLE J. CHELAMESWAR AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D. APPA RAO W.P. NO.24897 of 2006 Dated: 26 -12-2006 Between:- Pramila Mallick … PETITIONER. And The Station House Officer, Kanchanbagh Police Station, Hyderabad and others. … RESPONDENTS THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICLE J. CHELAMESWAR AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D. APPA RAO W.P. NO. 24897 of 2006 O R D E R (per Hon’ble Sri Justice D. Appa Rao) This is a taken-up matter upon a petition dated 21.11.2006 sent by the petitioner Pramila Mallick alleging that his daughter Basanti was given in marriage to one Sri Braja Kishore Mohanty working as Sergeant in Air Force Station, Hyderabad. He was demanding additional dowry and harassing his daughter. While so on 29.10.2006 he received information that his daughter had committed suicide by hanging. On which he lodged a complaint, which was registered as Crime No.222 of 2006. However, he apprehends that the police may not investigate properly and requests to direct C.B.I. to take up investigation. 2) The 1st respondent the Station House Officer filed counter, inter alia stating that on the complaint above referred, a case in Crime No.222 of 2006 under Section 174 Cr.P.C. was registered and later altered one under Section 306 IPC. He took up investigation and recorded the statements of fourteen witnesses. Braja Kishore Mohanty against whom allegation was made was arrested on 2.11.2006 and was sent to remand. Later he was released on bail by the Special Judge for Economic Offences-cum-VIII Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad. On receipt of report from the Forensic Science Laboratory he will file report/a charge sheet before the concerned Court. He denied that the investigation was not being done on proper lines. 3) The apprehension of the petitioner that the police are not investigating properly has no basis. Entire investigation is completed. The 1st respondent has categorically stated that a charge sheet will be filed immediately on receipt of the report from the Forensic Science Laboratory. In the light of the above facts, we do not see any ground whatsoever to entrust the matter to C.B.I. We do not see any justification in the apprehension of the petitioner in this regard. 4) In the circumstances, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. __________________ J. CHELAMESWAR,J _______________ D. APPA RAO,J _____December 2006. BCS