IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2840 of 2008 Between: Gouru Pandaiah S/o. Veeraiah R/o. 20-301/6, Tatikole Road, Shivananda Complex, Devarakonda,Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Nalgonda District, Nalgonda. 2 The Station House Officer, Deverakonda Police Station, Deverakonda, Nalgonda District. 3 Sri SHiva Sai Real Estates, Rep. by its M.D. T. Ravindranath Reddy , Dindi Road, Deverakonda, Nalgonda District. 4 T. Ravindranath Reddy S/o. Pulla Reddy R/o. Pagidipally (V) Nampally (M) Nalgonda District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.MAHENDER REDDY Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 & 2: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.2 in not conducting investigation into Crime No.344 of 2006 registered on 13.12.2007 despite lapse of more than one year, as arbitrary and illegal. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Devarakonda Police Station, Nalgonda District filed his counter affidavit, in which, he has stated that the investigation is almost completed and after obtaining permission from the competent authority, final report will be filed shortly before the jurisdictional Magistrate by following due procedure. He also stated that the delay occurred in completing investigation is not willful. At the hearing, Sri Mahender Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that though the counter affidavit was filed on 26.02.2008, no report has been filed so far, despite lapse of one month thereafter. Considering the said submission of the learned counsel, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.2 to file final report before the jurisdictional Magistrate under Section 173 Cr.P.C. within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.3663 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 27th MARCH, 2008 kvni