APHC010251602020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 16535/2020 Between: 1. NADENDLA BRAHMAIAH, S/O N.CHANDRA RAO AGED 37 YEARS,FLAT NO.113,OCC SERVICE POOJITHA WATER FRONT APARTMENT, BEHIND MAHENDRAENCLAVE,TADEPALLI GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KRISHNA DISTRICT,MACHILIPATNAM 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER SHO, GUDIVADA I TOWN POLICE STATION, GUDIVADA,KRISHNA DISTRICT 5. K MURALI, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGED NOT KNOWN, YSRCP.JOINT SECRETARY, LEGAL CELL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K M KRISHNA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 3 The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…to issue a Writ, order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring i.the action of the 4th respondent in registration of FIR.No.272/2020 on the File of the Gudivada I Town Police Station, Krishna District for the alleged offences U/s.504,505(2),506,509 of Indian Penal Code, ii.the actions of the Police Department of the State of Andhra Pradesh in registering false complaints, without looking into whether there is a prima facie case made out in the complaint or not and without looking at whether the complaint shows commission of a cognizable offence or not, as being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, abuse of process of law, violation of fundamental rights under Article 14,19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently iii.quash the FIR.No.272/2020 on the File of the Gudivada I Town Police Station, Krishna District for the alleged offences U/s.504,505(2),506,509 of Indian Penal Code iv.issue directions to the Police Department of the State of Andhra Pradesh to follow due process of law, such as being satisfied with the prima facie case and commission of a cognizable offence, before registering any complaint received by them v.issue directions to the Police Department of the State of Andhra Pradesh not to target the persons not belonging to the ruling party for registration of false cases and pass...…” 2. None represented for the petitioner. 3. Sri V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader, would submit that police after due investigation revised charge sheet before the Court and no further orders are required to be passed in this matter. 4. Recording the same, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 4 As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATAJYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 13.08.2025 MH 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATAJYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 50 W.P.No.16535 of 2020 Dated.13.08.2025 MH