APHC010383042022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 23470/2022 Between: 1. S PRATAP CHARY, S/O. SUDHAKARA CHARY, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC. PRIVATE EMPLOYEE, R/O. 13-1-374, WARD-15, NEAR SRI CHAITANYA SCHOOL, SHIVAJIREDDYGARI BAZAR, MACHERLA, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIATE, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, GURAJALA, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MACHERLA URBAN POLICE STATION, MACHERLA, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DANTU VENKATA RAMANA SARMA 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 declare the in action of the Respondent No. 4 not to initiating the actions against the complaint lodged by the petitioner dated 02.07.2022 to the Respondent no. 2 and Respondent No. 2 herein has refused receive the complaint from the petitioner herein as such the petitioner herein has sent the complaint through Registered Post with Acknowledgment Due to the Respondents 2 to 4 out of which that the 4th Respondent herein has refused to receive the same and the postal cover returned by the postal department stating that party is refused so returned to sender dated 07.07.2022 is illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of law by issuing a Writ of Mandamus or 2 any other appropriate writ, order or directions to initiate the proceedings to receive the complaint from the complainant to register the crime against the accused” 2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. 3. Sri Md. Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that this is a family dispute, purely matrimonial in nature; the police called the parties for counseling and have not registered any crime. 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:24.11.2025 Asr 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.23470 of 2022 Dt.24.11.2025 Asr