IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 24042 of 2008 Between: Voleti Dhana Lakshmi, W/o. Venkata Ramkishore, R/o. D.No. 74-12/2-3, Near RTC Colony, Vijayawada, Krishna District.z ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Additional Director General of Police, C.I.D. A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada City, Krishna 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 writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent herein in not sending the Red Corner Notice to the accused Viz. Voleti Venkata Ramakishore S/o. Rajarama Mohana Rao, in connection with C.C. No. 37/2005 on the ﬁle of the II Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mahila Court, Vijayawada, which arose out of Cr.No. 337 of 2004 on the ﬁle of Patama P.S. Vijayawada, Krishna District, despite the 2nd respondent addressed letter in C.No. 566/B/S4/2007 dt. 16-4-2007 and C.No. 566/SB/S4/2007 DT. 18-10- 2008, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the 1st respondent to issue the Red Corner Notice to the A-1 Viz., Voleti Venakta Ramakishore. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR. PALLENAGESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.24042 OF 2008 ORDER : This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the inaction on the part of the 1st respondent in sending Red Corner Notice to the accused in C.C.No.37 of 2005 on the ﬁle of the Court of II-Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mahila Court, Vijayawada as arbitrary and illegal. It is stated that on the basis of a complaint lodged by the petitioner Cr.No.337 of 2004 was registered on the ﬁle of Patamata P.S., Vijayawada under Section 498-A of I.P.C. against one Voleti Venkata Ramakishore and pursuant thereto by letter dated 16.04.2007 the 2nd respondent – Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada City, Krishna District - requested the 1st respondent to issue a Red Corner Notice against the accused. Alleging that the 1st respondent – Additional Director General of Police, C.I.D., A.P., Hyderabad - failed to take any further steps for issuance of the Red Corner Notice, the present writ petition has been filed. The learned Government Pleader for Home, under instructions, while stating that the letter dated 16.4.2007 has not been received in the oﬃce of the 1st respondent, further explained that for issuing Red Corner Notice Open-dated Non-Bailable Warrant from the jurisdictional Court is also necessary and therefore the 2nd respondent was informed the same requesting to send a fresh proposal. The learned Government Pleader also stated that appropriate action will be taken by the 1st respondent expeditiously as soon as requisite papers are received along with Open-dated NBW from the Court of II-Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mahila Court, Vijayawada. In the circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to take immediate steps to send fresh proposal along with Open-dated NBW to the Central Bureau of Investigation, Interpol Wing. On receipt of such documents, the 1st respondent shall take further steps following due process of law. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 11.11.2008 gbs