THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23067 of 2009 & CRIMINAL PETITION No.8940 of 2009 COMMON ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the Managing Partner of a Real Estate Agency, by name Sri Veda Gayathri Real Estates, Rajam Town, Srikakulam District. On 07.10.2009, she submitted a complaint before the Station House Officer, Rajam Police Station alleging that respondent Nos.1 to 4 in the writ petition have molested her and committed several criminal acts. Crime No.147 of 2009 was registered by the Police. W.P.No.23067 of 2009 is filed by her alleging that the Police authorities did not take any further steps in the matter. The accused in Crime No.147 of 2009 filed Criminal Petition No.8940 of 2009 with a prayer to quash the same. According to them, the writ petitioner filed the complaint only as a counterblast for their demand to register the plots. It is also alleged that the writ petitioner has cheated large number of innocent persons and has collected crores of rupees. Heard Sri S.R.Sanku, learned counsel for the writ petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Home, Sri Aravala Rama Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners in Criminal Petition No.8940 of 2009 and the learned Public Prosecutor. The petitioner in the writ petition on the one hand and those in the Criminal Petition on the other filed complaints against each other. While on the complaint submitted by the writ petitioner, Crime No. 147 of 2009 was registered, the same Police Station registered Crime No. 199 of 2008 against the writ petitioner on the complaint submitted by the petitioners in the Criminal Petition. This Court is not inclined to quash Crime No.147 of 2009 at this stage. The reason is that the allegations made therein are a bit serious and if they are proved, they would entail in serious punishments. The truth or otherwise thereof can be ascertained only in the investigation and subsequent trial. So far as further steps in pursuance of Crime No.147 of 2009 are concerned, the Police naturally were handicapped on account of the interim orders passed by this Court in the Criminal Petition. This Court is of the view that both the Crimes need to be dealt with together by the Police and necessary investigation be caused at the earliest. So far as the petitioners in the Criminal Petition are concerned, it shall be open to them to approach the Court of Sessions Judge, Srikakulam with an application for anticipatory bail. Hence, W.P.No.23067 of 2009 is disposed of, directing that the Station House Officer, Rajam shall take up the investigation into Crime Nos.199 of 2008 and 147 of 2009 and submit a report to the Court concerned, within a period of three (3) months from today. Criminal Petition No.8940 of 2009 is dismissed, however, by directing that it shall be open to the petitioners therein to approach the Court of Sessions Judge with an application under Section 438 Cr.P.C. As and when such application is filed, it shall be considered on its own merits and till orders are passed therein, the petitioners shall not be arrested. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:02.03.2010. kdl