IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.25510 of 2009 Between: V.Prem Sagar. … Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by the G.P. for Home. … Respondent This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.25510 OF 2009 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed by the petitioner, seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents 1 and 2 in not completing the investigation and filing the charge sheet against respondents 3 to 9 and others, in connection with Crime No.189 of 2009, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. According to the petitioner, he filed a private complaint against respondents 3 to 9, for the offences punishable under Sections 312, 342, 384, 409, 324, 420 and 506 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, before the III Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kakinada, who referred the matter to the police for investigation and final report. Having received the complaint, 2nd respondent registered a case in Cr.No.189 of 2009 on 03.10.2009 against respondents 3 to 9. But however, 2nd respondent has not started investigation into the crime, so far. Being aggrieved by the same, he approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 3. Heard both the learned counsel. 4. When once a crime is registered, the police are duty bound to investigate into it and submit a final report before the competent criminal Court under Section 173 of the Criminal Procedure Code, at the earliest. As seen from the First Information Report, it is clear that the crime has been registered on 03.10.2009. It is true that it would take some more time for 2nd respondent to complete the entire investigation, but at the same time he shall see that the investigation is completed, at the earliest. In the light of the same and as it is the grievance of the petitioner that there is no progress in the investigation of the crime, this court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to 2nd respondent to complete the investigation. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing 2nd respondent to expedite the investigation by examining the witnesses and recording their statements and file a final report, as provided for under Section 173 of the Criminal Procedure Code, before a competent criminal Court preferably, within a period of four (4) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. ____________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J. 25th November 2009. lmv