High Court for State of TelanganaWP/27801/2019closed no costs

Basaguna Anjamma v. The State Of Telangana And 4 Others

2019-12-16T.Vinod Kumar2 pages

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.27801 OF 2019 ORDER (ORAL) :

This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to declare the inaction of respondent No.5 - Sub-Inspector of Police, Chatrinaka, Hyderabad, in conducting proper investigation in Crime No.127 of 2018 of Chatrinaka Police Station, Hyderabad, as being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional.

2. Heard Sri S. Lokeswar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 5, and perused the material on record.

3. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home based on the written instructions dated 13.12.2019, a copy of which is placed on record, submits that after registering the crime based on the complaint made by the petitioner on 05.06.2018, the investigating officer examined the de facto complainant and two others, who are circumstantial witnesses, and recorded their detailed statements. He submits that the suspected person and her call data record were thoroughly interrogated by the investigating agency. He submits that the authorities have conducted detailed investigation with regard to suspect's dealings with the Branch Managers of Manappuram and Muthoot Finance Corporation Limited at Falaknuma and Chandrayangutta, areas for identifying any mortgage being made by

the suspected woman and her family members, but no clues came out. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home while denying the averments made in the accompanying affidavit submits that a detailed investigation is under progress and the present writ petition is filed only to bring pressure on the investigating agency.

4. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home on behalf of the investigating agency that the authorities are investigating into the crime registered, the investigation will be completed as expeditiously as possible and appropriate report will be filed under Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, before the Court concerned at the earliest by following the due process of law, this Court is of the view that no interference is called for into the investigation of the crime at this stage.

5. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. No order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition stand closed.

_______________________ T. VINOD KUMAR, J December 16, 2019.