APHC010222362019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] MONDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 9859/2019 Between: 1. MAKA VENKATA SURYA SATYANARAYANA @ SURI BABU, S/O.LATE PEDA NAGANNA HINDU, AGED 62 YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION R/O.UPPAKAPADU VILLAGE UNGUTURU MANDAL, W.G.DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, A.P.SECRETARIAT AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, AP 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ELURU, W.G.DISTRICT, AP 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ELURU, W.G.DISTRICT, AP 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, CHEBROLU POLICE STATION UNGUTURU MANDAL, W.G.DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, II TOWN POLICE STATION, ELURU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, AP 6. PERAVALI MANASA, W/O.LATE MAKA KODANDA RAMA MOHANA KRISHORE HINDU, AGED 31 YEARS, OCC REVENUE INSPECTOR COLLECTORATE D.NO.5-25, SIVALAYAM CENTER NEW ARCH GATE CENTER, DWARAKATIRUMALA W.G.DISTRICT, AP ...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 toto issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 3 to 5 in not conducting fair and proper investigation in FIR No.79/2019 on the file of the 4th respondent and in 2 not arresting the Al,- A-4 and A-5 in the said case though they are interfering with the investigation as highly illegal, arbitrary and contrary to Sec.173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and also unconstitutional and direct the 2nd respondent to transfer the FIR No.79/2019 from the file of the Chebrole Police Station to the file of the H Town Police Station, Eluru as the said Police Station is having territorial jurisdiction over the place where death of my son was occurred with a further direction to expedite the investigation in the said case and file report into the concerned court as per Sec.173 of the Code of Criminal Procedureand pass IA NO: 1 OF 2019 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 respondents 3 to 5 to arrest the Al, A4 and A5 in FIR No.79/2019 forthwith pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. TURAGA SAI SURYA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.9859 of 2019 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the 2nd respondent to transfer FIR No. 79 of 2019 from the file of Chebrole Police Station to the file of H Town Police Station, Eluru, as the said police station has territorial jurisdiction over the place where the death of the petitioner’s son occurred, and for a further direction to expedite the investigation in the said case and file a report before the concerned Court in accordance with Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. Heard Sri K. Prudhvi Raj, learned counsel representing Sri Turaga Sai Surya, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri R. Mallikarjuna Rao, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, representing respondent Nos. 1 to 5. Perused the letter addressed by the learned Principal District Judge, West Godavari, Eluru, dated 18.12.2025, to the Registrar (Judicial), High Court of Andhra Pradesh. 3. It is submitted that a case has been registered as S.C. No. 217 of 2025 on 17.12.2025 and made over to the learned XI Additional District and Sessions Judge, Tadepalligudem, for disposal in 4 accordance with law. Instructions were issued to the concerned staff for submission/re-submission of records, and office orders were passed on 31.07.2025, 23.09.2025, and 17.10.2025. 4. Further, in view of the report submitted by the learned I Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Tadepalligudem, the Court of the learned Principal District Judge, West Godavari, Eluru, issued official memos calling for explanations from the staff concerned and issued instructions to the officers regarding submission of PRC records. 5. In view of the above developments, no further orders are necessary in the writ petition. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed at the stage of admission, without going into the merits of the case. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 29th December, 2025 cbn 5 18 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.9859 of 2019 29th December, 2025 cbn