IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 21564 of 2009 Between: Smt.Kavitha, . .Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Principal Secretary, Home Department and others. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.21564 OF 2009 ORDER: The petitioner filed this Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents 2 and 3 in not taking any action, in not properly investigating the F.I.R No.339 of 2009, dated 27.06.2009 of Malkajgiri Police Station, Hyderabad as illegal, arbitrary and malafide and consequently direct the respondents to take appropriate steps against the FIR in arresting the accused persons and filing the charge sheet. 2. The brief facts are that a private complaint was filed by the petitioner before the learned X Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, Hyderabad under Section 200 of Code of Criminal Procedure and the same was referred to 3rd respondent-Police. On the basis of which, a case in Crime No.339 of 2009 was registered by the 3rd respondent on 27.06.2009 against the accused therein for the offences punishable under Sections 417, 506 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code. The allegation of the petitioner is that though the said crime was registered as early as on 27.06.2009, there is no progress in the said case and hence, the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 4. Admittedly the crime was registered as early as on 27.06.2009. When once a crime is registered, the respondent-police are duty bound to complete the investigation and either they have to file the charge sheet or they have to refer the case as false. Hence, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to respondent Nos.2 and 3 to complete the investigation in Crime No.339 of 2009 and submit final report to the learned X Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, Hyderabad, at the earliest, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. With the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J October 09, 2009 KSH