IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA WRIT PETITION NO.2476 of 2005 Between: K.V.V. Naga Lakshmi W/o. K. Suresh, 25 years, Door No. 8-21, 1st Floor, Gurubatlagudem Road, Chintalapaudi, West Godavari District. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The Superintendent of Police, West Godavari District, Eluru. 2. The Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Janga Reddy Gudem, West Godavari District. 3. The Station House Officer, Chintalapudi Police Station, Chintalapudi. 4. Garlapati Seethamahalakshmi, W/o.Late Veera Raghavulu, 80 years, GBG Road, Chintalapudi, Chintalapudi (Mandal), West Godavari District. 5. Dintakurthi Prabhavathi, W/o.Prasadu, 43 years, Southern Street, Eluru. 6. Dintakurthi Prasadu, 49 years, Southern Street, Eluru. 7. Grandhi Satyakumari, W/o.Badarinath, 41 years, Southern Street, Eluru. 8. Grandhi Badarinath, 46 years, Southern Street, Eluru. 9. Chitluri Pushpamala, W/o.Anjibabu, 35 years, GBG Road, Chintalapudi, Chintalapudi (Mandal), West Godavari District. 10. Chitluri Anjibabu, S/o.chalamayya, 39 years, GBG Road, Chintalapudi, Chintalapudi (Mandal), West Godavari District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the action of the respondent in not conducting the investigation and apprehending the accused in Crime No. 211/2004 on the file of the 3rd Respondent and in not submitting enquiry report to the Court required to be submitted Under Section 173 of Code of Criminal Procedure as illegal, arbitrary and unjust and issue consequential direction to the Respondents 1 to 3 to conduct investigation and submit final report to the court duly apprehending the accused. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.APPADHARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court at the stage of admission made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA WRIT PETITION NO.2476 of 2005 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents are not proceeding with the investigation even though the offenders are very much available in the locality. It is a factual situation where this Court cannot go into. However, it is for the respondents to conduct the investigation on the complaint made by the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible with efficacy and take appropriate action in accordance with law. With the above observations, the Writ Petition is closed. ______________ (D.S.R.VARMA, J) 3rd March 2005 RRB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //True Copy// SECTION OFFICER Copy To: 1. The Superintendent of Police, West Godavari District, Eluru. 2. The Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Janga Reddy Gudem, West Godavari District. 3. The Station House Officer, Chintalapudi Police Station, Chintalapudi. 4. Two CCs to G.P. for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5. Two CD copies.