IMPORTANT POINT
The court affirmed that the police's issuance of a certificate regarding a missing person suffices, and no further orders are necessary if the investigation has been conducted.

ORDER :

K. Manmadha Rao, J.

1. This petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief:-

"to issue an order direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not issuing the certificate that the whereabouts of petitioner's son Alla Aravidn Babu who has missed from Hostel Room No. 217, NRI Medical College Hostel, China Kakani, Guntur District from 22.02.2006 even after filing a final report that he is undetectable as long back as in the year 2014 even inspite of petitioner's repeated requests last being on 15.06.2016 as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and fair play and consequently direct the respondents to issue a certificate certifying that the petitioner's son is undetectable for the past more than decade and pass such other order or orders......."

2. The precise case of the petitioner is that he is the father of Mr. Alla Aravind Babu, who missed from Hostel in NRI Medical Academy due to ragging done by some senior students. Therefore, the petitioner has lodged a complaint before the police, who failed to conduct the investigation. In consequence of this Court order, investigation was entrusted to 3rd respondent and filed a final report bringing to the notice of the Court due to time lapse they were unable to conduct investigation and accordingly they could not trace his son. The petitioner made a representation on 26.02.2016 and 15.06.2016 requesting to issue certificate to the petitioner, but the 3rd respondent had given a reply that the petitioner's petition was received on 17.06.2016 and that it has no power to register and investigate the case or petitioners without the instructions of the Head Office, which is against the order of this Court in W.P. No.8290 of 2006. Therefore, the petitioner has filed a Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 20338 of 2012, wherein, the 3rd respondent stated in its counter that investigation is completed and they were not in a position to trace out him, this Court was pleased to record the same and closed the writ petition on 27.07.2012. Therefore, this writ petition came to be filed to issue certificate that the whereabouts of his son, who missed from the Hostel Room No. 217, NRI Medical College Hostel, China Kakani, Guntur District from 22.02.2006.

3. Mr. J.U.M.V. Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Y.L. Sivakalapana Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents/ CBCID.

4. During hearing learned counsel for the petitioner reiterated the contents urged in the writ affidavit. Whereas, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents categorically submitted that a case in Crime No. 31 of 2006 under head "Man Missing" was registered on 01.03.2006 at Mangalagiri Rural Police Station, regarding the missing of the son of the petitioner based on the complaint lodged by the Warden of the Boys Hostel, NRI Medical College, Mangalagiri. Subsequently initial investigation was done, later it has transferred to CID. Due to merger of CID, RO, Guntur with the CID, RO, Vijayawada, the said crime was transferred to Vijayawada, who making all possible efforts to trace the son of the petitioner and filed report referring the case as 'undetectable' before the Court of VI Additional Junior Civil Judge, Guntur on 31.10.2013 vide RCS No. 2 of 2015, which was informed to the petitioner under acknowledgement dated 11.04.2014. The petitioner instead of approaching the CID, RO, Vijayawada, again approached CID, RO, Guntur for issue of required certificate. Subsequently considered the representation of the petitioner dated 16.12.2016 and after perused the entire record, issued a certificate to the petitioner stating that after thorough investigation by the police, his son was not traced, that the Crime No. 31 of 2006 was referred as undetectable on 31.10.2013 and filed report before the Court of VI Additional Junior Civil Judge, Guntur. Therefore, requested to pass