APHC010499752023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 25813/2023 Between: 1. RAJESH MATCHA,, S/O JAGADEESH MATCHA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCCUPATION - ADVOCATE, FF 102, PRAHALADAPURAM, BHARAT NAGAR, BHARATI ENCLAVE, VISAKHAPATNAM -27. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ANDHRA PRADESH POLICE, RAJAGOPAL REDDY ROAD, GOVERNOR PET, VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH, 520002 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VISAKHAPATNAM POLICE COMMISIONERATE, SURYA BAGH, VISAKHAPATNAM-20 4. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE WEST ZONE, VISAKHAPATNAM POLICE COMMISIONERATE, BEHIND RTO OFFICE, MADHAVADHAARA, VISAKHAPATNAM 5. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PENDURTHY POLICE STATION, VISAKHAPATNAM POLICE COMMISSIONERATE, PENDURTHY VISAKHAPATNAM CITY, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 6. THE SUBINSPECTOR OF POLICE CRIME DEPARTMENT, PENDURTHY POLICE STATION, VISAKHAPATNAM POLICE COMMISSIONERATE, PENDURTHY VISAKHAPATNAM CITY, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 7. SRI SALMAN BAIG, AGE AND S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, WORKING AS A SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE (CRIME DEPARTMENT). PENDURTHY POLICE STATION, VISAKHAPATNAM POLICE COMMISSIONERATE, PENDURTHY, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 8. SUBBARAIDU ABBIREDDI, S/O CHINNAYYANAIDU A BIREDDI, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, RESIDING AT DOOR NO 19210, SRI SAI MADHAVA NAGAR, VEPAGUNTA POST, VISHAKAPATNAM - 530047 9. MOHANA RAO ALLAMPALLI, H/O LAKSHMI ALLAMPALLI, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, RESIDING AT DOOR NO 19210 SRI SAI MADHAVA NAGAR VEPAGUNTA POST VISHAKAPATNAM - 530047 10. RAMA KISHORE ALUGOLU, S/O CHITTIBABU, HINDU, AGED 2 ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT DOOR NO 19210, SRI SAI MADHAVA NAGAR, VEPAGUNTA POST, VISHAKAPATNAM - 530047 11. TRINADHAM VALAREDDY, S/O SANYASINAIDU HINDU AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO 19210 SRI SAI MADHAVA NAGAR VEPAGUNTA POST VISHAKAPATNAM - 530047 12. RAMU MULGLETI RAMU MESTRI, S/O APPARAO, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT DOOR NO 19210, SRI SAI MADHAVA NAGAR, VEPAGUNTA POST, VISHAKAPATNAM - 530047 13. SATYANARAYANA ALIAS CHANTI, FATHERS NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, SECTOR 1, SRI SAI MADHAV NAGAR, NAIDUTHOTA, VEPAUGUNTA PO, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530047 14. MANMADHA RAO DARAPU, S/O RAMU MURTHY DARAPU, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O DOOR NO 19186/1, SRI SAI MADHAVANAGAR, NAIDUTHOTA, VEPAUGUNTA PO, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530047 15. MOHANA RAO CHETTIPOTULA, S/O RAMA RAO CHETTIPOTULA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/O DOOR NO 19208, SRI SAI MADHAVANAGAR, NAIDUTHOTA, VEPAUGUNTA PO, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530047 16. MADIREDDY RAMESH, S/O NOT KNOWN , R/O DOOR NO. 19-220, SRI SAI MADHAVANAGAR, SECTOR-3 NAIDUTHOTA, VEPAUGUNTA PO, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530047 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MATCHA HARIKA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 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 or order or directions more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents 2 to 6 in not accepting the complaint given by the Petitioner regarding offence of Robbery in the office premises of the petitioner and coercively demanding the petitioner to withdraw the complaint or otherwise threatening the Petitioner with dire consequences as is illegal arbitrary and violative of fundamental rights and human rights and Article 300A enshrined under the Constitution of India and consequently 3 directing the Respondents 2 to 6 to Register the Complaint given by the Petitioner and investigate the matter and Recover the Stolen Property of the Petitioner and take necessary action in the interest of justice.” 2. Heard Ms.M.Harika, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that based on complaint given by the petitioner, police have registered a case in Crime No.392 of 2023 of Pendurthy Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate for the offences punishable under Sections 448, 427, 506, 454 and 380 IPC. 4. For ready reference, the written instructions are extracted hereunder: “It is humbly submitted that action was taken on the complaint dt.27.03.2023 and also taken into consideration of the contents in the complaint dt.19.4.2023 of the petitioner herein against the unofficial respondents herein by way of Registration of FIR No.392 of 2023 dt.30.10.2023 on the file of the Pendurthy Police Station and taken up the investigation into the case.” 5. Recording the submissions made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, the 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:04.08.2025 Asr 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.25813 of 2023 Dt.04.08.2025 Asr