THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.NO.17509 OF 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of respondent Nos.1 and 2 in not investigating the Crime No.57 of 2008, dated 9-6-2008 on the file of Police Station, Pedapudi, East Godavari District as arbitrary and illegal. According to the petitioner, on 1-6-2008 his wife Ratnam left the village to invite relatives of nearby villages on the occasion of Jathara of Goddess Rattla Ammavaru to be held on 3.6.2008 and the same was informed to their daughter, who is aged 14 years. But, she did not return in the evening. Therefore, he informed the Station House Officer, Pedapudi on 9.6.2008, after searching all the places for four or five days. The police registered FIR in Cr.No.57 of 2008 as ‘woman missing’. But, till date police did not find out whereabouts of his wife. Therefore, this writ petition. There is no necessity of going into all the details. In the counter filed by respondent No.2, it is stated that the petitioner approached the respondent police station on 9-6-2008 and lodged a complaint as to the above incident. During the course of investigation, as many as eight witnesses were examined and their detailed statements were recorded under Section 161 Cr.PC. Search was conducted in the surrounding villages and also caused discrete enquiries. But, no clues are made out about the missing woman. Radio message was issued to all the concerned to find out the whereabouts of the missing woman. Press conference was also held and the matter was reported in the local newspapers and the enquiries are still going on. Under those circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to continue the investigation till proper clues are made out. ________________ C.V.RAMULU,J rkk Dated: 23-11-2010