APHC010570002025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 29450/2025 Between: 1. SRI. KOTTU NAGA SRINIVASA RAO, S/O KOTTU VENKATESWARA RAO, AGED 43 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O. T NARSAPURAM VILLAGE, PEDAVEGI MANDAL, CHAKRAYAGUDEM VILLAGE, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, A.P. SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT, ELURU DISTRICT. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PEDAVEGI POLICE STATION, PEDAVEGI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT. 4. SOPPA DURGA RAO, S/O. BANGARAIAH, AGED MAJOR, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O. SEETHARAMAPURAM VILLAGE, PEDDAVEGI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. SOPPA MOHAN MURALI, , S/O. DURGA RAO, AGED MAJOR, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O. SEETHARAMAPURAM VILLAGE, PEDDAVEGI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 6. SOPPA DHANA LAKSHMI, , W/O. DURGA RAO, AGED MAJOR, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O. SEETHARAMAPURAM VILLAGE, PEDDAVEGI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 7. SOPPA LATHA, , W/O. MOHAN MURALI, AGED MAJOR, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O. SEETHARAMAPURAM VILLAGE, PEDDAVEGI MANDAL ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 8. SOPPA BHANU SRI, W/O. SIVA, AGED MAJOR, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O. SEETHARAMAPURAM VILLAGE, PEDDAVEGI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KALLA TULASI DURGAMBA 2 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: “.... to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 3rd Respondent/SHO in not registering FIR inspite of the written complaint dt. 03.10.2025 against the unofficial Respondents from thefting of crop in RS.N.374/2 admeasuring Ac.2-00 cents, situated at Chakrayagudem Village, Pedavegi Mandal, Eluru District, as illegal, arbitrary, against the Provisions of BNS Act and also against all settle principles of law and consequently direct the Respondents police to consider his representation by way of register an FIR against the unofficial Respondents based on the complaint dt. 03.10.2025” 2. Heard Ms.K.Tulasi Durgamba, 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 the complaint given by the petitioner, the police have registered a case in Crime No.271 of 2025 of Pedavegi Police Station, Eluru District, for the offences punishable under Sections 329(3), 324(4), 303(2) read with 3(5) BNS. 4. 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:07.11.2025 Asr 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.29450 of 2025 Dt.07.11.2025 Asr