APHC010608252018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION No. 29085/2018 Between: 1. VENNAPUSA NARSA REDDY, S/O.PENCHAL REDDY AGED ABOUT 46 YRS R/O AUTO NAGAR, ADDANKI ROAD DARSI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, DARSI POLICE STATION PRAKASAM DISTRICT 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE ONGLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT 3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. EDUPUGANTI SATYANARAYANA, S/O VENKATA RATNAM AGED ABOUT 65YRS R/O AUTO NAGAR, DARSI PRAKASAM 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 to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the delay and inaction on the part of the respondent No.1 in completing the investigation in FIR No.99/2017, dt.04-07-2017 as arbitrary, illegal and consequently direct the respondent No.1 to complete the investigation in FIR No.99/2017 by conducting custodial interrogation, seizing the documents, sending the documents to the Forensic Science Laboratory with the admitted signatures forthwith in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) 2 The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioner seeking indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “ .... to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the delay and inaction on the part of the respondent No.1 in completing the investigation in FIR No.99/2017, dt.04-07-2017 as arbitrary, illegal and consequently direct the respondent No.1 to complete the investigation in FIR No.99/2017 by conducting custodial interrogation, seizing the documents, sending the documents to the Forensic Science Laboratory with the admitted signatures forthwith in the interest of justice. ....” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the cause in this Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication and that this Writ Petition has become infructuous. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondents is in attendance. 4. In that view, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Writ Petition No. 29085 of 2018 16.07.2025 Mjl /*