IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 3305 of 2008 Between: PMR Constructions, rep by its Proprietor, Sri P. Mallikarjuna Reddy S/o Subba Rami Reddy r/o Door No. 23/983, Shop No.6, 1st Floor, Ravula Shopping Arcade, Nellore Town, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Ramannapet Police Station, Nalgonda District 2 The Inspector of Police, Ramannapet Circle, Nalgonda District. 3 The Superintendent of Police, Nalgonda District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 an order or orders more particularly on the nature of WRit of mandamus declringthe acts ofthe Respondents in not providing Police aid to PMR Constructions Represented by petitioner i I.A. No. 867/2007 in O.S. No. 294/2007 dted 31-12-2007 on the complaint dated 04-01-2008 and also declare the acts of the respondents are illegal, arbitrary and violtive of Criminal justice and procedure by keeping pending of the complaint of the petitioner from 04-01-2008 to 14-01-2008 in the office of respondent No.3 herein and direct the respondents to take up speedy and effective investigation in Crime No. 4/2008 for the offence under/Sec. 323,307,506, 447 and 427 of IPC and Violation of Court orders against the accused persons and also pass any other relief, reliefs deems fit and proper inthe circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:D.KANAKA SUNDARY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: In this Writ Petition, petitioner-firm seeks direction by way of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not completing the investigation on their complaint dated 4th January, 2008, as illegal and arbitrary, and to direct speedy investigation in Crime No.4 of 2008. The petitioner, a proprietary concern, claims that it is sub-contractor of a China based Company viz., China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau, East West Gas Pipeline Project (for short ‘CPP’), which was awarded laying of under ground gas pipeline work by the Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Limited. Pleading that there is interference by the representatives of CPP, petitioner-firm filed suit in O.S.No.294 of 2007 along with Interlocutory Application No.867 of 2007 seeking temporary injunction on the file of the Junior Civil Judge, Ramannapet, who passed ad-interim order of status quo. It is further alleged that subsequently also, certain representatives of both CPP and the Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Limited had been interfering with their works and on 04-01-2008, they trespassed into their work site. Therefore, the petitioner-firm filed a private complaint on 18th January, 2008 before the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ramannapet, under Section 200 Cr.P.C., and the same was referred under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C. for investigation by the respondents-Police authorities, who registered the same as Crime No.4 of 2008 for the alleged offences under Section 323, 307, 506, 447 and 427 of IPC. The grievance of the petitioners seems to be not providing Police aid to them and also not taking further action on their complaint dated 04-01-2008 by seizing the passports of the representatives of CPP, against whom, a private complaint has already been lodged by them before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ramannapet. It is submitted by learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner- firm that the accused in Crime No.4 of 2008 are basically from one country viz., China, and if the investigation is not expedited, the petitioner-firm would be put to irreparable loss. Hence, he seeks to expedite the investigation in Crime No.4 of 2008. In the complaint dated 4th January, 2008, it is stated that in spite of an ad interim status quo order of the Civil Court being in force, there is interference by the representatives of CPP and the Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure limited. As seen from the allegations made in the representation and also the aforesaid private complaint, primarily, the dispute appears to be of civil nature. Having obtained ex parte ad-interim order in I.A.No.867 of 2007 in O.S.No.294 of 2007 from the civil Court, if any further assistance is required from Police authorities, it is left open for the petitioner-firm to seek directions from the very same civil Court, where the suit is pending consideration. However, with regard to the speedy investigation on the petitioner’s complaint dated 4th January, 2008, it was referred by the Magistrate concerned for investigation to the respondents-Police authorities and a case in Crime No.4 of 2008 has also been registered on 18th January, 2008. Therefore, it cannot be said that there is inordinate delay and latches on the part of the respondents-Police authorities so as to order speedy investigation. Moreover, though the petitioner-firm has made several allegations of interference by the representatives of the Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure limited and CPP, who were shown as accused in private complaint filed before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ramannapet, and sought directions for seizure of their passports, they did not chose to implead them as party respondents to this Writ Petition. In that view of the matter, I do not find any merit in this Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed at the stage of admission. No costs. ___________________ (R.Subhash Reddy, J) 19th February, 2008 lur ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, Ramannapet Police Station, Nalgonda District 2 The Inspector of Police, Ramannapet Circle, Nalgonda District. 3 The Superintendent of Police, Nalgonda District. 4 2CCs to the G.P. for Home 5.2CD copies