APHC010373472024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 19008/2024 Between: 1. PEDDINTI CHINNAKKA, W/O REDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HANUMANTHAROY DINE VILLAGE, PUNGANUR POST AND MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTEND OF POLICE, RAYACHOTI ANNAMAIAH DISTRICT, 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTEND OF POLICE, MADANAPALLI, ANNAMAIAH DISTRICT. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR, MADANAPALLI, ANNAMAIAH DISTRICT. 5. THE SUBINSPECTOR OF POLICE, RAMASAMUDRAM MANDAL, ANNAMAIAH DISTRICT. 6. S V HANUMAPPA, S/O. VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/AT. ARRADIGUNTA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, CHINNAKONNDACHARLA VILLAGE, PUNGANUR MANDAL CHITTOOR DISTRICT 7. K CHANDRA REDDY, S/O. KRISHNA REDDY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/AT. LABDIGAM GRAMA 2 PANCHAYATH, AND VILLAGE, PUNGANUR MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 8. K SREENIVASA REDDY, S/O. KRISHNA REDDY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/AT. LABDIGAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, AND VILLAGE, PUNGANUR MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 9. MADHAV REDDY, S/O. CHENGA REDDY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/AT. SALAVARIPALLI VILLAGE, PUNGANUR MANDAL CHITTOOR 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 tomay be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of the respondents No.2 to 5 in registering the crime on the complaint, dated 16-08- 2024 submitted by petitioner against the respondents No.6 to 9 as arbitrary, illegal, abdication of the statutory duty cast on them and voilative of the fundamental rights guaranteed to petitioner under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No. 2 to 5 to register a crime against the respondents No.6 to 9 basing on the complaint, dated 16-08-2024 submitted by petitioner and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 may be pleased direct the respondent No. 2 to 5 to register a crime against the respondents No.6 to 9 basing on the complaint, dated 16-08-2024 submitted by petitioner and take appropriate action against the on the same pending disposal of the above Writ Petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. S PARINEETA 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: “…..to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of the respondents No.2 to 5 in registering the crime on the complaint, dated 16-08-2024 submitted by petitioner against the respondents No.6 to 9 as arbitrary, illegal, abdication of the statutory duty cast on them and voilative of the fundamental rights guaranteed to petitioner under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No. 2 to 5 to register a crime against the respondents No.6 to 9 basing on the complaint, dated 16-08-2024 submitted by petitioner and pass such……” 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home on written instructions would submit that the police received a complaint dated 16.08.2024 through registered post and called the petitioner to the police station to proceed further in this matter but he did not turn up. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the Court may pass appropriate order giving liberty to the petitioner to appear before the police to pursue his complaint. 4. In the light of the above submission, this writ petition is disposed of. However, the petitioner is directed to pursue his case by approaching the police station as required. 4 As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 29.07.2025 MH 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 63 WRIT PETITION NO: 19008/2024 Dt.29.07.2025 MH