IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 14647 of 2005 Between: M. Balamma W/o Srinivasulu @ Sinappa R/o Sangapalle Village, Gudupalli Mandal, Chittoor district ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Superintendent of Police, Chittoor District, Chittoor .....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 an order or direction of Writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of respondents is not to trace out petitioner daughter named Gangamma as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 19, 21 of the Constitution of India Consequently direct the respondents to investigate the case in Crime No. 128 of 2004 of Gudupalle Police Station through C.B.C.I.D or not below the rank of D.S.P. in order to trace out petitioner daughter Gangamma. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of SRI CH. SRINIVASA REDDY, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Govt. Pleader for Home for the respondents, the Court made the following: ORDER: No counter is forthcoming from the respondents with regard to the steps taken during the course of investigation in Crime No.128 of 2004 of Gundupalli Police Station. Post on 30-04-2008 for the counter-affidavit of the second respondent explaining the status of the Crime No. 128of 2004. If no counter is filed on that day, the second respondent shall appear before this court in person on 30-04-2008. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Principal Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Superintendent of Police, Chittoor District, Chittoor ( 1 and 2 By SPEED POST) 3. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Home, High court of A.P.Hyd. (by SPL. MESSENGER) 4. One C.C.to Sri Ch. Srinivasa Reddy, Advocate. (OPUC) 5. one spare copy. HIGH COURT VE.J DATED 9-4-2008 POST ON 30-04-2008. ORDER W.P.NO. 14647 OF 2005 DIRECTION Bsr Dt. 11-4-2008 HIGH COURT VE.J DATED 9-4-2008 POST ON 30-04-2008. ORDER W.P.NO. 14647 OF 2005 DIRECTION