IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5705 of 2009 Between: Tammineni Aruna, W/o. Chirra Brahmareddy, R/o. Kothapeta Kanigiri, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director General of Police, Hyderabad Range, Hyderabad. 2 The Additional Director General of Police, C.I.D., A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The Superintendent of Police, Prakasam District at Ongole. 4 The Station House Officer, Kanigiri P.S., Prakasam District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.PALLENAGESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents, in taking steps for deportation of accused Nos.1 to 3 by issuing Red Corner Notice, as illegal and arbitrary. Respondent No.4-Sri A.Sivaramakrishna Reddy, Sub- Inspector of Police, Kanigiri Police Station, filed counter- affidavit wherein it is inter alia stated that consequent on registration of Crime No.122 of 2007 under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) read with Section 34 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, investigation was taken up, accused Nos.2, 3 and 4 were arrested on 24-08-2007 and sent for remand and that after completion of the investigation, charge sheet was filed against accused Nos.1 to 6 which was taken on file as C.C.No.227 of 2007 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate at Kanigiri. It is further stated that nonbailable warrants against accused Nos.1 and 5 were also issued and that as the said accused are residing at U.S.A., warrants could not be executed. It is further stated that the Superintendent of Police, Prakasam District, addressed letter dated 11-11- 2008 to the Additional Director General of Police, C.I.D., Hyderabad, requesting for issuance of Red Corner Notices against accused Nos.1 and 5 and that a separate letter dated 05-02-2009 was addressed for the same purpose against accused No.4, as she obtained bail and left to U.S.A., without informing the Court. It is further stated that separate letters were addressed to the Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad, by the Superintendent of Police, against accused Nos.1and 5 on 11-11-2008 and against accused No.4 on 05-02-2009, requesting to freeze their passports and that the CID Office, which is a nodal agency, sent proposals on 18-02-2009 in response to the above-mentioned letters of the Superintendent of Police endorsing the same to the Central Bureau of Investigation, Delhi for issuance of Red Corner notices against accused Nos.1, 4 and 5. It is further stated that a requisition was also filed before the Judicial First Class Magistrtate, Kanigiri on 24-1-2009 with a prayer to address letter to the Regional Passport Officer, Hyderabad, for impounding the passports of accused Nos.1, 4 and 5 and accordingly, the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kanigiri, addressed letter to the Director, Passport Office, Secunderabad. From the averments referred to above, this Court is satisfied that the respondents-Police Officers have taken necessary steps for deportation of the accused, who are staying in U.S.A. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is closed with the direction to the respondents-Police Officers to continue their efforts, till the presence of accused Nos.1, 4 and 5 is secured. As a sequel to closure of the Writ Petition, W.P.M.P.No.7452 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. .______________________ (C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) 29th June, 2009 lur