TURANGI GANI LAKSHMI v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
WP/3503/2025 · 2025-07-06
Harinath N
body2025
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APHC010064042025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] MONDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 3503/2025 Between: Turangi Gani Lakshmi ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. ELURU SESHA MAHESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following:
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 3503 of 2025
ORDER: -
1. Heard arguments of learned counsel for petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for respondents.
2.
Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on part of the respondents/ police in not completing the investigation in Cr.No.546 of 2021 dated 26.10.2021, registered for the alleged offences under sections 304(A) of the IPC.
3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader on instructions submits that the police have completed the investigation and submitted the charge sheet before the concerned court i.e., XII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Gannavaram. Learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that initially, FIR was registered at Gannavaram Police Station and after bifurcation of districts, the same was transferred to Patamata Police Station for investigation. It is submitted that the learned Magistrate is not accepting the charge sheet on the ground of jurisdiction as to how the case registered in Gannavaram Police Station could be investigated by Patamata Police Station.
4. Considering the submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader that the investigation was entrusted to Patamata Police Station on ground of bifurcation of districts and the jurisdictional police station is happened to be Patamata Police Station, the Investigating Officer should re-
submit the charge sheet to the jurisdictional Magistrate i.e., learned XII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Gannavaram and on such re- submission, the same should be taken cognizance, if the charge sheet filed by the police is otherwise in order.
5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs.
As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Date:07.07.2025 Dvs
HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N
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Writ Petition No.3503 of 2025
Date: 07.07.2025
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