IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 18590 of 2004 Between: Peddolla Gangareddy S/o Gangaram, Advocate. Saidabad, Armoor Proper and Mandal, Nizamabad district. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Armoor Police Station, Nizamabad district. 2 Gangadhar, S/o not know to the Petitioner, Armoor Proper and Mandal, Nizamabad District. 3 Sudershan S/o Not know to the petitioner Armoor Proper and Mandal, Nizamabad 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 will be pleased to issue a writ, or order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandmaus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the action of the respondent No.1 in not taking any action basing on a FIR registered in Crime No.303 of 2003 as the offence under section 283 of IPC is cognizable, is arbitrary, illegal, null and void and non exercise of the powers vested in him, consequently direct the respondent no.1 to take action immediately against the respondent No.2 and 3 immediately as per law Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.VENUMADHAV Counsel for the Respondents 1, 2 & 3: GP FOR HOME The Court, at the stage of admission, made the following : ORDER: None appears for the petitioner. The only grievance of the petitioner in the present writ petition is that though the 1st respondent registered a crime No.303 of 2003, on the complaint made by him against respondents 2 and 3, for the offence under Sections 283 and 290 IPC, no investigation has been undertaken nor any report was filed so far. Once the Police register a crime, they are under obligation to complete the investigation and file a report before the appropriate jurisdictional Court. In view of the same, the 1st respondent is hereby directed to file a report on the investigation made by him, with regard to Crime No.303 of 2003, if not already filed, and communicate a copy of the same to the petitioner. With the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ (A.GOPAL REDDY,J) Dt:12.10.2004 ts To 1 The Station House Officer Armoor Police Station, Nizamabad district. 2 2 CCs to the G.P. for Home, High Court Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (O.U.T.) 3 2 C.D. copies.