APHC010371052020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 24728/2020 Between: PULAGURTHA VENKATA LAKSHMI PRASANNA KUMARI,, W/O. V.MADAN MOHAN RAO, HINDU, AGED 50 YEARS, PRACTICING ADVOCATE 86 NOTARY, R/O.H.NO.9-216, KALIKRISHNA NAGAR, DOWLAISWARAM VILLAGE, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM RURAL MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRL, SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, , O/O.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM URBAN POLICE, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, , STATION HOUSE OFFICER, GOKAVARAM POLICE STATION, GOKAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. P CHENNA RAO, SI OF POLICE, SHO, GOKAVARAM POLICE STATION, GOKAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. BADIREDDY ATCHANNA DORA, S/O.SATYANARAYANA, HINDU, AGED 40 YEARS, R/O.TANTIKONDA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. YERRAMSETTI TIRU BABU, S/O.LAKSHMANA SWAMY, AGED 55 YEARS, R/O.GADELAPALEM VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 7. YERRAMSETTI SAMUEL, S/O.TIRU BABU, AGED 55 YEARS, R/O.GADELAPALEM VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P RAJESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2 The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... a Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of the 2nd Respondent in not initiating proceedings pursuant to the complaints of the Petitioner dt.03-8-2020 and 31-10-2020, against the 3rd Respondent U/Sec.217 IPC and Sec.3(2)(5a) of SC and ST(POA) Act, 1989, for the inaction on the part of the 4th Respondent in the capacity of the 3rd Respondent from proceeding further pursuant to the complaint of the Petitioner dt.13-7-2020 acknowledged vide Receipt No.491/2020, dt.13-7- 2020, given agaisnt Respondents 5 to 7, is nothing but arbitrary, unreasonable, unlawful and against to the Fundamental Rights of the petitioner under Article 21 of the Constitution of India and by further consequently directing the respondent No.2 to initiate action upon the complaints of the Petitioner dt.03-8-2020 and 31-10-2020 as per law.” 2. Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that, based on the complaints given by the Petitioner, 15 cases have been registered out of which three cases are referred as false and the remaining are under investigation. 3. Sri P.Rajesh Babu, learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 4. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of giving liberty to the Petitioner to work out her remedies before appropriate forum. 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:28.08.2025 Dinesh 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.24728 of 2020 Dt.28.08.2025 Dinesh