APHC010290362020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 19195/2020 Between: 1. P SHOBAN KUMAR, S/O MOHAN BABU, AGED 40 YEARS, OCC. SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, R/O BHANUGUDI CENTER, KAKINADA, E.G.DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AT AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DIG OF POLICE, ELURU RANGE, W.G.DISTRICT.,A.P., 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, A.P., 4. THE SHO, PITAPURAM POLICE STATION, EG DISTRICT., 5. EETI JAGADEESH, S/O LATE TIRUPATHI RAO, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O 1-4-70/A, NEAR RTC BUS STAND, OPP. MAMATHA CONVENT, CHAKALIPETA, PITAPURAM, E.G.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 writ order or direction one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in registering the crime nos. 137 of 2020 registered under sections 341, 342, 120 B of IPC and 2 Sec.156 (3) of Cr.P.C., and crime no. 138/2020 under sections 153 a IPC and 156(3) Cr.P.C., and Crime no.139 of 2020 registered u/s 167 of IPC and Sec.156 (3) of Cr.P.C., dated 02-07-2020 on the file of Pitapuram Police Station, E.G.District, is illegal arbitrary and contrary to section 197 of Cr.p.c., and quash the same 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 grant stay of all further proceeding in crime nos. 137 of 2020 registered under sections 341, 342, 120 B of IPC and Sec.156 (3) of Cr.P.C., and crime no. 138/2020 under sections 153 a IPC and 156(3) Cr.P.C., and Crime no.139 of 2020 registered u/s 167 of IPC and Sec.156 (3) of Cr.P.C., dated 02-07-2020 on the file of Pitapuram Police Station, E.G.District, pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PALLA BALU ANIL KUMAR 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 writ order or direction one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in registering the crime nos. 137 of 2020 registered under sections 341, 342, 120 B of IPC and Sec.156 (3) of Cr.P.C., and crime no. 138/2020 under sections 153 a IPC and 156(3) Cr.P.C., and Crime no.139 of 2020 registered u/s 167 of IPC and Sec.156 (3) of Cr.P.C., dated 02-07-2020 on the file of Pitapuram Police Station, E.G.District, is illegal arbitrary and contrary to section 197 of Cr.p.c., and quash the same....…” 2. Heard Sri Palla Balu Anil Kumar, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader on written instructions would submit that the three criminal cases were referred as false by the SDPO, Kakinada, after due investigation and that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that recording the same, this writ petition may be disposed of. 5. Recording the submission of learned Assistant Government Pleader, 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: 20.08.2025 MH 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATAJYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 37 W.P.No.19195 of 2020 Dated: 20.08.2025 MH 6