IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 26986 of 2007 Between: Bhagavathula Subramanya Sharma S/o.late B.L.N.Murthy R/o.H.No.5-51-60/,5/15 Brodipet, Guntur, Guntur District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur Districtr Guntur 2 The Station House officer, Mangalagiri Town Police station Mangalagiri,guntur District .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to direct respondent No.2 to investigate Crime No.5 of 2007. At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioner. No counter-affidavit is filed. The averments contained in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition and the material filed along with the writ petition show that private complaint filed by the petitioner before the learned Additional Munsif Magistrate, Mangalagiri, on 11.01.2007 was referred to the police under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. and consequently, respondent No.2 registered the same as FIR.No.5 of 2007. The grievance of the petitioner is that respondent No.2 has not commenced investigation and filed appropriate report/charge sheet. Since a crime has already been registered, it is the duty of respondent No.2 to investigate into the same and file an appropriate report/charge sheet. The writ petition is, therefore, disposed of directing respondent No.2 to complete the investigation and file appropriate report/charge sheet before the jurisdictional Magistrate within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.35289 of 2007 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 23rd APRIL, 2008 kvni