APHC010361472020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION Between: 1. Phanidapu Koteswara Rao, S/o Venkateswarlu, aged 36 years R/o Podili Village and Mandal, Prakasham District 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Department of Home at Secretaria 2. The Director General of Police, ,Department of Home, Mangalagiri, Guntur District 3. The Superintendent of Police, , Ongole, Prakasham District 4. The Station House Officer, Chimakurthy P.S. Prakasham District 5. Are Venkateswarlu, S/o Koteswar Rao, R/o Pulikonda Village, Chimakurthy Mandal, Prakasham District Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High pleased to pleased to issue a Writ or Writs, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 24042 OF 2020 1. Phanidapu Koteswara Rao, S/o Venkateswarlu, aged 36 years R/o Podili Village and Mandal, Prakasham District ...Petitioner AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Department of Home at Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District 2. The Director General of Police, ,Department of Home, Mangalagiri, Guntur 3. The Superintendent of Police, , Ongole, Prakasham District 4. The Station House Officer, Chimakurthy P.S. Prakasham District 5. Are Venkateswarlu, S/o Koteswar Rao, R/o Pulikonda Village, Chimakurthy Mandal, Prakasham District ...Respondents 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 a Writ or Writs, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 1. Phanidapu Koteswara Rao, S/o Venkateswarlu, aged 36 years R/o Podili ...Petitioner 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, t, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District 2. The Director General of Police, ,Department of Home, Mangalagiri, Guntur 5. Are Venkateswarlu, S/o Koteswar Rao, R/o Pulikonda Village, Chimakurthy ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the Court may be pleased to issue a Writ or Writs, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 in not taking any effective steps to expedite the investigation in Cr.No. 243 of 2020 dated 22.10.2020 - Woman Missing Case - on the file of the 4th Respondent P.S. as bad, arbitrary, contrary to the basic principles of criminal jurisprudence and violative of Art. 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India 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 Respondent No. 3 & 4 herein to expedite the investigation in Cr.No. 243 of 2020 - Woman Missing Case - on the file of the 40, Respondent to trace out the missing woman viz Muppa Sirisha soon, by entrusting the matter to CB CID or any other special agency Counsel for the Petitioner: M VIDYAVATHI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 24042 OF 2020 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…pleased to issue a Writ or Writs, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 in not taking any effective steps to expedite the investigation in Cr.No. 243 of 2020 dated 22.10.2020 - Woman Missing Case - on the file of the 4th Respondent P.S. as bad, arbitrary, contrary to the basic principles of criminal jurisprudence and violative of Art. 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and pass…” 2. Heard Ms. M.Vidayavathi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would submit that during the investigation, the missing woman was traced and the case was referred as AD vide C.No.349/Refer/SDPO-O/2021, dated 24.06.2021 of SDPO, Ongole. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that recording the above submission, the writ petition may be closed. 5. Recording the submissions of learned Assistant Government Pleader, this writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATAJYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 03.09.2025 KKV HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATAJYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.24042 of 2020 Date: 03.09.2025 KKV