THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 21807 of 2004 Dated: 27.09.2005 Between: Parmi Venkata Krishna Rao, S/o. Gangaraju, R/o. Surapuvari Gudem, Buttaigudem Mandal, West Godavari District and others. .....PETITIONERS AND The District Collector, West Godavari District at Eluru. and others. … RESPONDENTS ORDER: The petitioners gave complaints against the persons who have trespassed into their lands and threatened them and they were registered in Crime Nos.58 and 72 of 2004 on the file of the Buttaigudem police station. The grievance of the petitioners is that though the said crimes have been registered, the police have not arrested the accused therein and also not provided any protection to them for refixing the lift engine with water pipes to supply of water to their lands, despite the directions given by this Court in the earlier writ petitions. Hence, this writ petition. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondents 1 to 4 and also the learned counsel appearing for respondents 5 and 6. It is the statutory duty of the police to investigate the case when it is registered on the complaint of the complainant therein. Admittedly, cases in Crime Nos. 72 and 58 of 2004 have been registered by the police on the complaint of the petitioners. So, they have to conduct the investigation and file the charge sheet or final report, as the case may be, in accordance with law. Therefore, without entering into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the fourth respondent to investigate the above cases and file the charge sheet or final report as the case may be, within a period of fourth months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. __________ sh 27.09.2005