IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.22968 of 2008 Between: Bandanadham Mariyamma W/o. Kata Vijaya Raju, R/o. Kammaguda of Nadargul Village, Saroornagar Mandal, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Saroornagar Division, Cyberabad, at Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad. 3 The Inspector of Police, Vanasthalipuram Police Station, Hyderabad. 4 The Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, Vanasthalipuram Police Station, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Ccnstitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents 3 and 4 in taking any action in Crime No.562/2008 registered under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act against the accused persons therein as bad, arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional, and consequently direct the respondents to conduct fair enquiry and investigate in Crime No.562/2008 of Vanasthalipuram Police Station, Hyderabad. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.DAMODAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.22968 OF 2008 ORDER: It is the case of the petitioner that she filed a private complaint on the file of the VII Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court, Cyberabad at Hayathnagar, complaining the harassment meted out by her husband and his family members, and the same was referred to Vanasthalipuram Police Station and registered as Crime No.562 of 2008 for the offences punishable under Section 498-A I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The grievance of the petitioner is that no investigation is being conducted into the said crime by the respondents. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the respondents are directed to complete the investigation in Crime No.562 of 2008 on the file of P.S. Vanasthalipuram and take appropriation action in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 19th November, 2008. IBL