IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 24605 of 2006 Between: M.Ahsraf Ali Khan, S/o.Abdul Khadar Khan, D.No.12-2,Kothapet Street, Gurrankonda, Gurramkonda Mandal, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 2 The Circle Inspector of Police, Vayalpadu, Chittoor District. 3 The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Station House Officer, Gurramkonda Police Station, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a Writ, order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in not investigating into the Crime No.48/94 of Gurramkonda Police Station, Chittoor District even after lapse of 12 years is arbitrary, illegal, constitutional and against the principles of natural justice and against the provisions of Criminal procedure Code and consequently direct the respondents to investigate into the Crime No.48/94 of Gurramkonda Police Station, Chittoor District and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.MD.SALEEM Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 24605 of 2006 O R D E R : This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the alleged inaction on the part of the respondents in investigating into the Crime No.48 of 1994 of Gurramkonda Police Station, Chittoor District is arbitrary and illegal. In response to the rule nisi ordered, the Superintendent of Police, Chittoor ﬁled a counter aﬃdavit stating that after completing the investigation, a ﬁnal report was ﬁled on 19-12-2006 in the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Vayalpadu. It is also stated that an enquiry was ordered into the delay caused in ﬁling the ﬁnal report and the appropriate disciplinary proceedings will be taken on the basis of the report in the said enquiry. In the circumstances, no further enquiry is necessary and accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J Date:23-10-2008 KLP