IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 15658 of 2005 Between: Tangutur Subbarayudu, s/o late T.Venkataiah, 10th Ward, D.No.205-D, Vilasambari Street, Ravindranagar Post, Kadapa, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 2 The Station House Officer, Kamalapuram Police Station, Kadapa District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not tracing out the petitioner's son by name Tangutur Venkatam Narasimulu as illegal and consequently direct the respondent police to get the matter investigated and if necessary to entrust the investigation to the CID to trace out the son of the petitioner, and handover him to the petitioner and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.NEELAKANTESWARA RAO KADIYAM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner seeks to issue a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not tracing out his son by name Tangutur Venkata Narasimhulu, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents to get the matter investigated and if necessary to entrust the investigation to the CID to trace out and hand over his son. It is stated that the son of the petitioner had missed either from Kamalapuram or Kadapa in the year 1987 and his date of birth is 31.10.1964 and after passing M.Sc. Statistics from Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi, he has disappeared in the year 1987. Therefore, the Police Station, Kamalapuram registered a case in F.I.R.No.76 of 1988 on 18.10.1988 under ‘man missing’. But, in spite of repeated requests and representations of the petitioner to entrust the matter to the CID or to investigate the same by the competent police officers, no action has been taken by the police so far. A counter has been filed by the respondents stating that a case in Crime No.76 of 1988 for the offence under ‘man missing’ was registered on 18.10.1988 by the Station House Officer, Kamalapuram Police Station, Kadapa District and the investigation was taken up till the year 1994. It is further stated that in spite of continuous efforts, the police could not trace out the son of the petitioner and all their efforts have become in vain, and therefore, the crime was closed as ‘undetectable’ in the year 1994. As the counter did not disclose the steps taken by the police to trace out the man missing, this Court by order dated 21.08.2007 directed the second respondent to file a detailed counter with regard to the steps taken by them to trace out the man missing in the said Crime No.76 of 1988. No additional counter is forthcoming. However, I am of the opinion that it is just and proper to furnish the details of the steps taken by the respondents to the petitioner. Having regard to the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to address a letter to the petitioner with regard to the details of the investigation taken from the date of registration of the crime i.e. 18.10.1988 till the closure of the crime i.e. up to the year 1994, within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order so as to enable the petitioner to take appropriate steps in the matter. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. Date:11.03.2008 Ccm To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RS}