THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.10646 of 2007 Date: 15.04.2008 Between: A.Sudhakar Reddy … Petitioner AND The Station House Officer, Kothur Police Station, Mahboobnagar district. And others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri V.Raghunath Counsel for the respondents: A.G.P. for Home. HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.10646 of 2007 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the inaction of respondents 1 and 3 in acting on the petitioner’s complaints dated 24.4.2007 and 25.4.2007 and in not protecting life and personal liberty of the petitioner as arbitrary and illegal. The relief claimed by the petitioner is two fold, namely, 1) the complaint filed by him against one Masood Pasha @ Matheen is not registered, and 2) though the said person is threatening the petitioner, respondents 1 to 3 are not taking any steps to protect his life and liberty. In the counter affidavit filed by the Inspector of Police, Shamshabad police station, it is mentioned that on the basis of the complaint given by the petitioner crime No.194 of 2007 was registered under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code on 29.5.2007, that while the investigation into the said crime was under progress the petitioner filed a petition before the VIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Rajendranagar and on the said petition the learned Magistrate passed order on 28.6.2007 stating that the petitioner and the accused reported that they have compromised the matter before the Lok Adalath and accordingly the accused was acquitted under Section 320 (8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 of the offence under Section 420 IPC. It is stated that for the said reason investigation in crime No.194 of 2007 was dropped. No reply affidavit is filed controverting the averments contained in the counter affidavit. In view of the order passed by the learned VIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Rajendranagar recording compromise, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. The writ petition is therefore, dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.13395 of 2007 filed by the petitioner seeking interim relief is also dismissed. ___________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:15.04.2008 mdaa