lTHE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA l lWRIT PETITION No.28768 of 2009 DATE:31.12.2009 Between: J.V. Mohan ... Petitioner and The Commissioner of Police, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad and another ... Respondents l l lTHE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA l lWRIT PETITION No.28768 of 2009 · ORDER: · This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in not completing investigating into Crime No.114 of 2008, as illegal and arbitrary. · 22. According to the petitioner, he filed a private complaint against one Mamata Kota and another before the X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Secunderabad on 23.07.2008, who forwarded the same to the 2nd respondent for investigation and final report. After receiving the complaint, the 2nd respondent registered the same as a case in Crime No.114 of 2008 against the accused therein for the offences under Sections 468, 403, 420, 120B IPC and 156(3) Cr.P.C. Though the 2nd respondent registered the crime on 06.08.2008, he has not started investigation into it so far. Being aggrieved by the same, he approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. · 3. Heard both the learned counsel. · 44. When once a crime is registered, the police are duty bound to investigate into it and submit a final report before a competent criminal court. As seen from the FIR, it is clear that it is more than a year since the date of registration of the crime i.e. 06.08.2008. In the light of the same and as it is the grievance of the petitioner that there is no progress in the investigation of the crime, this court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to complete the investigation. · 55. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to complete the investigation and file a final report, as provided for under Section 173 Cr.P.C. before a competent criminal court, preferably, within a period of four (4) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ lGOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 31st December, 2009 lCBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·WRIT PETITION No.28768 of 2009 ·(Disposed of) 31st December, 2009 lCBS l