THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.32227 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed with the prayer, which reads as under: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is hereby prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in not taking steps to arrest the respondents 4 to 9 who are accused No.1 in Crime No.227 of 2010 of P.S.Malial, Karimnagar District and also not investigating the matter is illegal, arbitrary and violation of Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to arrest respondents 4 to 9 and investigate the FIR in Crime No.227 of 2010 of P.S.Malial, Karimnagar District.” Petitioner lodged a complaint on 17.12.2010 before the Station House Officer, Mallial Police Station, complaining that persons named therein trespassed into the quarry and removed the workers huts. Based on such complaint, a case was registered in Crime No.227 of 2010 for the offences punishable under Sections 447, 341, 427, 506, 323 IPC read with 34 IPC. It is the grievance of the petitioner that respondents 1 to 3 are not taking steps to arrest respondents 4 to 9, who are accused in Crime No.227 of 2010. On instructions, it is submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents that pursuant to the complaint lodged by the petitioner, investigation already started and investigating officer examined the complainant and other witnesses and recorded their detailed statements. It is also submitted that the Tahsildar, Mallial, was also examined as a witness and his statement was also recorded. Merely because no arrest is made pursuant to aforesaid complaint that by itself is no ground for issuance of directions by way of mandamus to the respondents to arrest respondents 4 to 9. When the complaint is lodged, it is for the investigating agency to investigate and take appropriate steps in the matter. As much as the complaint was lodged very recently i.e. on 17.12.2010, investigation is already taken up and number of witnesses are already examined, I do not find any merit in this writ petition to entertain the same at this stage. The writ petition is devoid of merit and it is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 30th DECEMBER, 2010. kvni