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APHC010460532021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 27888 OF 2021 Between:
1. TIGIRAPALLI BRAHMALU, W/o Tigiripalli Veeraju, Aged about 73 years,Resident of Door No. 2-26, Arundatipeta,Peddavam, West Godavari District. ...Petitioner AND
1. State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat Building, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. Superintendent of Police, Visakahpatnam District. 3. The Station House Officer, Nakkapalli Police Station, Visakhapatnam Rural, Andhra Pradesh.
...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 may be pleased to issue a Writ or direction preferably Writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the 3rd respondent in conducting the enquiry and investigation in Crime No. 126 of 2021 of Nakapalli Police Station, Visakhapatnam Rural, as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Article 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and contrary to the
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provisions contained in the Criminal Procedure Code and consequently direct the respondent No.3 to conduct an impartial enquiry and investigation by filing the Charge Sheet/Final Report and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2021 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 to direct the 2" and 3rd respondents to take action on the complaint made by the petitioner on 6.8.2021 pending disposal of the Writ petition in the interests of justice and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: Y SUDHAKAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order:
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THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 27888 OF 2021 ORDER:
This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for:
“…may be pleased to issue a Writ or direction preferably Writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the 3rd respondent in conducting the enquiry and investigation in Crime No. 126 of 2021 of Nakapalli Police Station, Visakhapatnam Rural, as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Article 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and contrary to the provisions contained in the Criminal Procedure Code and consequently direct the respondent No.3 to conduct an impartial enquiry and investigation by filing the Charge Sheet/Final Report and pass such….”
2. Heard Sri Y.Sudhakar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3.
Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would submit that the investigation in this case has been completed, and respondent No.2 has also received proceedings from the SDPO, Narsipatnam, with instructions to drop further action, treating the death as suicidal in nature. 4. Recording the same, the writ petition is disposed of. However, petitioner is at liberty to work out his remedies before the appropriate forum in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. 4
As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Dated 29.10.2025 KKV
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THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
WRIT PETITION NO: 27888 OF 2021
Dated 29.10.2025 KKV
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