APHC010556522025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 28962/2025 Between: 1. SHEIKH MASTHAN, S/O SHEIKH SHAMSHER, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, OCC SOFTWARE ENGINEER, GANNAVARAM ROAD, AGIRIPALLI POST AND MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ANDHRA PRADESH POLICE HEADQUARTERS MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MEDIKONDURU POLICE STATION, MEDIKONDURU POST AND MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. SMT PATALAM IMTIYAZ, D/O MOHAMMAD ALI, W/O SHEIKH MASTHAN, R/O D.NO.7-49, MEDIKONDURU POST AND MANDAL GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...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 Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the 4th Respondent-Station House Officer, Medikonduru Police Station, in not registering a case and initiating investigation, on the petitioner's statement recorded at Area Hospital, Nuzvid and forwarded through MLC Intimation, dated 25.09.2025, as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, consequently, 2 direct the 3rd respondent-Superintendent of Police, Guntur District, to take immediate action on the petitioner’s statement and MLC report, dated 24.09.2025 and to register a case under appropriate provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and conduct a proper, fair and impartial investigation. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V R MAHESWARA RAO PALETI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the 4th Respondent-Station House Officer, Medikonduru Police Station, in not registering a case and initiating investigation, on the petitioner's statement recorded at Area Hospital, Nuzvid and forwarded through MLC Intimation, dated 25.09.2025, as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, consequently, direct the 3rd respondent-Superintendent of Police, Guntur District, to take immediate action on the petitioner’s statement and MLC report, dated 24.09.2025 and to register a case under appropriate provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and conduct a proper, fair and impartial investigation.” 2. Heard Sri V. R. Maheswara Rao, 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 basing on the complaint given by the petitioner, a case has been registered in Crime No.284 of 2025 of Medikonduru Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 251(2) r/w 3(5) of BNS and the said case is under investigation. 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.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 24.10.2025 ARB 4 297 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.28962 of 2025 Dt..24.10.2025 ARB