APHC010133702020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 8068/2020 Between: 1. T.LAKSHMI,, W/O. LATE SRINIVAS RAO, AGED 40 YEARS, R/O D.NO.15-14, GANNAVARAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF A P, HOME DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AT AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA CITY, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. THE S H O GANNAVARAM P S GANNAVARAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. TIRUVEEDI BAJJI, S/O ANJAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, GANNAVARAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 5. V SWARNALATHA, W/O. SRAVAN, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, RIO. GANNAVARAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 6. D MARIYAMMA, W/O. NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, RIO. GANNAVARAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents 2 and 3 not registering FIR against the Respondent No's 4 to 6 on the complaint made by the Petitioner date d 20-02-2020 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the Judgement rendered by the Supreme Court consequently direct the Respondents 2 and 3 to register the FIR against the Respondent No's 4 to 6 on the complaint dated 20-02-2020 made by the Petitioner, investigate on the complaint, take appropriate action against the Respondent No's 4 to 6 based on the investigation report and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2020 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to issue an interim direction directing the Respondent Nos 2 and 3 to register FIR against the Respondent No's 4 to 6 on the complaint dated 20-02-2020 made by the Petitioner pending disposal of the Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K ANANDA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. N PARAMESWARA REDDY The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 8068 of 2020 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…pleased to issue writ order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents 2 and 3 not registering FIR against the Respondent Nos.4 to 6 on the complaint made by the Petitioner dated 20.02.2020 as illegal arbitrary and contrary to the Judgement rendered by the Supreme Court consequently direct the Respondents 2 and 3 to register the FIR against the Respondent Nos.4 to 6 on the complaint dated 20.02.2020 made by the Petitioner investigate on the complaint take appropriate action against the Respondent Nos.4 to 6 based on the investigation report and to pass.…” 2. Heard Sri K.Koutilya, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that despite the complaint made by her on 20.02.2020, no crime has been registered by the police, till date. Learned counsel would further submit that a direction may be given to the respondent-police. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would submit that as the subject matter is civil in nature, no crime has been registered by the police. He further submitted that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions made by both the learned counsel, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the petitioner is at liberty to workout her remedy before the appropriate forum according to law. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________________ Dr.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 10th September, 2025 RKS