I IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY ,THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 11181 OF 2025 Between: 1. Devabakthuni Madhusudhana Rao, S/o Sambasiva Rao, aged about 52 years, Occ- Business, R/o D. No. 1-77, Vadlamudi Village Chebrolu Mandal, Guntur District. 2. Devabakthuni Mahendranath Chowdary, S/o Madhusudhana Rao, aged about 28 years, Occ- Business, R/o D. No. 1-77, Vadlamudi Village, Chebrolu Mandal, Guntur District. ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Guntur District, Guntur. 3. Inspector of Police, Chebrolu, Guntur District 4. Station House Officer, Chebrolu Police Station, Guntur District. 5. Devarapalli Pavan Kumar, .S/o Siva Prasad, Aged about 42 years, Occ- Business, R/o Vadlamudi Village, Chebrolu Mandal, Guntur District. ...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 issue Writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of Respondents in not properly investigating as to the allegations in crime vide FIR No. 39 of 2025 on the file-of Chebrolu PS and not collecting and preserving the CCTV footages of Chebrolu PS for the period from 7.00 AM on 15-02-2025 to 9 PM on 21-02-2025, from 12-30 PM on 15-02- 2025 to 5-00 PM on 16-2025 of Tenali Government Hospital and from 4-30 PM on 16-02-2025 to 6-00 PM on 16-02-2025 of cross road where road from Tenali Government Flospital, joining the Tenali - Guntur Mam Road and implicating the petitioners in false cases, as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of principles of natural justice and rights guaranteed under Art 21 of constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to further investigate the crime vide FIR No. 39 of 2025 on the file of Chebrolu PS, Guntur District with reference to the CCTV footages collected as above. camera lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 to DIRECT the respondent No. 2 to collect and preserve CCTV camera footages of Chebrolu PS for the period from 7.00 AM on 15-02- 2025 to 9.00 PM on 21-02-2025, from 12-30 PM on 15-02-2025 to 5-00 PM on 16-2025 of Tenali Government Hospital and from 4-30 PM on 16-02- 2025 to 6-00 PM on 16-02-2025 of cross road where road from Tenali Government Hospital, joining the Tenali - Guntur Main Road as part of investigation in Crime No. 39 of 2025 on the file of Chebrolu PS, Guntur District, pending disposal of main Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner(s): SRI. SREENIVASA RAO VELIVELA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent No.5: NONE APPEARED The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010224162025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY,THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 11181/2025 Between: Devabakthuni Madhusudhana Rao ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.SREENIVASA RAO VELIVELA Counsel for the Respondent: 1.GP FOR HOME The Court made the following Order: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, for the respondents 1 to 4. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were apprehended by the police on 15.02.2025 at about 08:00 A.M i; and they were confined to the police station till around 12:30 P.M. It is submitted that the 5‘^ respondent was also present in the police station at that i' time. However, the petitioners are implicated in Crime No.39 of 2025 which was registered on 16.02.2025 alleging offences under Sections 333, 115(2) 2 118(1), 74, 351(2), 79 read with 3(5) of BNS. As seen from the FIR, the occurrence of offence is alleged to have happened at 08:30 A.M. on 15.02.2025 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that 15.02.2025 at 08:30 A.M., the petitioners were in the police custody in the police station. In this regard, the petitioners are seeking a direction from this Court to 2"^^ respondent to collect and preserve the CC TV footages of Chebrolu Police Station from 07:00 A.M. on 15.02.2025 to 09:00 P.M 21.02.2025 and CC TV footages of Tenali Government Hospital from 12:30 P.M. on 15.02.2025 to 06:00 P.M. on 16.02.2025. The learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that, so far as the police station is concerned, there should not be any difficulty. However, so far as CC TV footage of the hospital, the same shall be obtained from the concerned authority of the hospital, if available. Considering the above submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of, at the stage of admission, directing the 2"'^ respondent to preserve the CC TV footages as directed above. No costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall as on on 4. in 5. 6. stand closed Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// se SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat Buildings Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Guntur District, Guntur. 3. Inspector of Police, Chebrolu, Guntur District 4. Station House Officer, Chebrolu Police Station, Guntur District. 5. One CC to Sri. Sreenivasa Rao Velivela Advocate [OPUC 6. Two CCS to GP For Home .High Court Of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 7. THREE CD Copies AL HIGH COURT DATED:01/05/2025 ORDER WP.No.11181 Of 2025 = 13 MAY 2025 M ^ . Current Section DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS