THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.29714 OF 2011 ORDER: Failure on the part of the second respondent to complete investigation under the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short, “the Act”), though the First Information Report was registered on 27.10.2011, is under challenge in this Writ Petition. While the petitioner would detail his repeated eﬀorts to have the complaint registered even prior thereto, the fact remains that the complaint was registered eventually on 27.10.2011. Under Rule 7 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995, investigation into oﬀences under the Act is required to be carried out by an oﬃcial not lower in rank than a Deputy Superintendent of Police, and investigation is required to be completed within thirty days. A counter aﬃdavit is now ﬁled stating that on 23.11.2011 a ﬁnal report was ﬁled before the Special Judicial First Class Magistrate, Excise Court, Ongole stating that the complaint was false, and notice was served on the complainant on 23.11.2011. As a ﬁnal report has since been ﬁled, it is open to the petitioner to approach the Magistrate concerned, and take such action as is permissible in law. Since the ﬁnal report has already been ﬁled, the cause in the Writ Petition does not necessitate any further adjudication. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, closed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J December 01, 2011 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.29714 OF 2011 December 01, 2011 MD