THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.535 of 2010 DATE:29.01.2010 Between: Challa Sitharavamma .... Petitioner and The Superintendent of Police, Guntur, Guntur District and others .... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.535 of 2010 ORDER: According to the petitioner, she lodged a complaint with the 2nd respondent against the unofficial respondents on 27.02.2009. As the 2nd respondent did not take action against them, she filed a private complaint before the learned Junior Civil Judge, Pidiguralla, alleging the offences under Sections 323, 506, 384, 448 r/w 34 IPC, on 25.03.2009, who in turn, referred the complaint to the 2nd respondent for investigation and report. Inspite of the same, the 2nd respondent has not registered any crime against the unofficial respondents. Therefore, she submitted a detailed representation dated 22.10.2009 to the 1st respondent as to the harassment meted out to her by the unofficial respondents. On that, the 1st respondent instructed the 2nd respondent to enquire into the matter immediately. But however, the 2nd respondent in collusion with the unofficial respondents has not registered any crime. Being aggrieved by the same, she filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Home. 3. This Court, by an order dated 22.01.2010, directed the 2nd respondent to appear before the Court on 29.01.2010, and accordingly, he appeared before the Court today. According to him, he received the private complaint only on 26.10.2009, and immediately thereafter, he registered a crime against the unofficial respondents basing on the said private complaint. As seen from the record, it appears that the learned Magistrate referred the complaint to the 2nd respondent for investigation on the date of filing of the private complaint itself i.e. on 25.03.2009 and the same was dispatched by the office of the said criminal court on 02.04.2009. Absolutely, there is nothing on record to establish that the private complaint was received by the 2nd respondent in the month of October 2009. There are clear laches on the part of the 2nd respondent in registering a crime against the unofficial respondents. 4. However, as it is submitted by the 2nd respondent that the entire investigation is over and charge sheet is yet to be filed against the unofficial respondents, this court is of the view that no orders need be passed in the writ petition. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. However, the 2nd respondent is hereby directed to file the charge sheet, as provided for under Section 173 Cr.P.C., before the competent criminal court, at the earliest. No costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 29th January, 2010 cbs THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.535 of 2010 (Closed) 29th January, 2010 cbs