THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.20513 OF 2011 ORDER: The action of respondent Nos.2 and 3, in not arresting the fourth respondent in connection with Crime No.174 of 2011 registered for offences under Section 3 (1) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short, “the Act”), and Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 despite more than 30 days having elapsed since the filing of the complaint, is questioned in this Writ Petition as being illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner also seeks a consequential direction to the first respondent to initiate action against respondent Nos.2 and 3, under Section 4 of the Act, for dereliction of their duties. While the counter affidavit does state that the complaint was received on 27.05.2011, a final report, on completion of investigation, was filed only on 21.09.2011. Since the final report has already been submitted, I see no reason to go into the question as to whether or not the fourth respondent should have been arrested pending investigation in as much as the final report states that the complaint is false. The petitioner has the remedy to invoke the jurisdiction of the Magistrate concerned seeking further investigation, or for the Magistrate to take further action, on the basis of the evidence on record, in accordance with law. Learned Government Pleader for Home assures this Court that a copy of the final report would be made available to the Learned Counsel for the petitioner today. Leaving it open to the petitioner to avail such other remedies as are available to him in law, the Writ Petition is closed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J November 21, 2011 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.20513 OF 2011 November 21, 2011 MD