IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 12842 of 2005 Between: S. Shyamala Devi W/o. S. Venugopal R/o. Flat.No.1, Balaji Apartments Anandbagh Malkajgiri Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of India Cyberabad R.R.District. 2 The Inspector of Police L.B.Nagar Police Station L.B.Nagar R.R.District. 3 S.Venu Gopal S/o. S. Sarma R/o. Plot.No.83, Hasthinapuram South Nagarjunasagar Road R.R.District. 4 S.P. Sarma S/o. not known to the petitioner R/o. Plot.No.83, Hasthinapuram South Nagarjunasagar Road R.R.District. 5 Smt. Gayatri Devi W/o. S.P. Sarma R/o. Plot.No.83, Hasthinapuram South Nagarjunasagar Road R.R.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 1 and 2 in not investigating into the case and file a report on the harassment and torture meted out to the petitioner by the respondents 3 to 5 demanding more and more dowry, as highly illegal, high handed, arbitrary and violative of the provisions of Dowry Prohibition Act, Indian Penal Code and to pass such other order or oders as are necessary in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MISS.M.KIRANMAYEE Counsel for the Respondents 1 and 2: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is that on the private complaint filed by her before the Court of II Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at L.B.Nagar, Hyderabad in the month of April, 2005 against her husband and in-law i.e. respondents 4 and 5 for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC r/w Section 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act which was forwarded to the police, the police have failed to take any action to complete the investigation and file charge sheet. A counter has been filed by the respondents 1 and 2 stating that on receipt of the said private complaint on 05.05.2005, a case in Crime No.425 of 2005 for the offences under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC r/w Section 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act was registered on the same day itself, investigation has been completed and charge sheet also filed before the Court concerned on 23.07.2005 and the same was numbered as C.C.No.1135 of 2005 on the file of the II Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at L.B.Nagar, Hyderabad. Having regard to the facts of the case and in view of the averments made in the counter, the writ petition is dismised. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. Date:24.04.2008 Ccm To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{CHP}