APHC010281852020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 18611/2020 Between: 1. KOPPISETTI DURGA BHAVANI, W/O VENKATA KIRAN, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, OCC. VILLAGE VOLUNTEER, R/O BANTUMILLI VILLAGE, KATRENIKONA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, KAKINADA. 5. THE CIRCULAR INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MUMMIDIVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KATRENIKONA POLICE STATIORI, MUMMIDIVARAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 7. GUTHULA VENKATA KIRAN, S/O UDAYA BHASKARA RAMARAO, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/O. BANTUMILLI VILLAGE, 2 KATRENIKONA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 8. GUTHULA UDAYA BHASKARA RAMARAO, S/O RAM MURTHY, AGED ABOUT NOT KNOWN, R/O BANTUMILLI VILLAGE, KATRENIKONA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 9. GUTHULA NAGAMANI, W/O UDAYA BHASKARA RAMARAO, AGED ABOUT NOT KNOWN, R/O BANTUMILLI VILLAGE, KATRENIKONA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 10. APPARI RAMESH, S/O LAXMAN RAO, AGED ABOUT NOT KNOWN, R/O BANTUMILLI VILLAGE, KATRENIKONA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 11. GUTHULA RAVENDRANATH, S/O SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT MAJOR, R/O BANTUMILLI VILLAGE, KATRENIKONA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI 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 topleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declaring the in action on the part of the 5th and 6th respondents herein not initiating to conduct the counseling through legal services authority, East Godavari District, Rajamaundry or through the 4th respondent women and child welfare officer including not completing the investiagtion till today in the FIR No. 133/2020 dated 27.05.2020 and FIR .No. 181/2020 dated 14.08.2020 and not yet filed the charge sheet as illegal arbitrary and viloative of the provisions of the articles of Consitution of India and consequantially direct the respondents to take steps to conduct the counseling through legal services authority, East Godavari District, Rajamau.ndry or through the 4th respondent women and child welfare officer to the petitioner and the 7th respondent for lead marital life by not allowing the 7th respondent again further marriage with another girl pendency of the above criminal cases 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 pleased to direct the respondents to complete the investigation in FIR No. 133/2020 dated 27.05.2020 and FIR No. 181/2020 dated 14.08.2020 and to filed the charge sheet including to take steps to conduct the counseling 3 through legal services authority, East Godavari District, Rajamaundry or through the 4th respondent women and child welfare officer to the petitioner and the 7th respondent for lead marital life by not allowing the 7th respondent again further marriage with another girl pendency of the above criminal cases pending disposal of the above writ petition and .pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BOKKA SATYANARAYANA KAMLA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3. GP FOR WOMEN DEV CHILD WELFARE 4. G RAMA GOPAL 4 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 to declaring the in action on the part of the 5th and 6th respondents herein not initiating to conduct the counseling through legal services authority, East Godavari District, Rajamaundry or through the 4th respondent women and child welfare officer including not completing the investiagtion till today in the FIR No. 133/2020 dated 27.05.2020 and FIR .No. 181/2020 dated 14.08.2020 and not yet filed the charge sheet as illegal arbitrary and viloative of the provisions of the articles of Consitution of India and consequantially direct the respondents to take steps to conduct the counseling through legal services authority, East Godavari District, Rajamau.ndry or through the 4th respondent women and child welfare officer to the petitioner and the 7th respondent for lead marital life by not allowing the 7th respondent again further marriage with another girl pendency of the above criminal cases and pass....” 2. None represented for the petitioner. 3. Sri G.Rama Rao, learned counsel for the unofficial respondents would submit that the marriage between the petitioner and the respondent No.7 dissolved by way of Court decree and the relief has become infructuous. 4. Sri V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home is in attendance. 5. In that view, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:19.08.2025 MH 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 38 W.P.No.18611 of 2020 Dt.19.08.2025 MH