APHC010000602026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 424/2026 Between: 1. MEER MASOOD ALI, S/O MAHMOOD ALI, AGED 48 YEARS, OCC REAL ESTATE BUSINESS, RIO SRINIVAS HOME, FIRST FLOOR, SECOND LINE, ASHOK NAGAR, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 522237 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE, POLICE HEADQUARTERS, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 522503 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 522002 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, NAGARAMPALEM POLICE STATION, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT 522004 5. SRI NAGA SAL RAMSINGH, S/O NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, AGED 24 YEARS, RIO NEAR AYYAPPA TEMPLE, SATHENAPALLI ROAD, NARASARAOPETA, PALNADU DISTRICT. 6. SHAIK NAGUL, , S/O NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, AGED MAJOR, R/O NEAR AYYAPPA TEMPLE, SATHENAPALLI ROAD, NARASARAOPETA, PALNADU DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DEVASOTTU KISHORE NAIK 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 issue any Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declare the action of the respondents, particularly the action of the 4th respondent in recording only few 2 sections while registering crime in FIR.No.488/2025 dated 20.12.2025 without considering the complaint and the offences committed by the party respondents No.5 and 6 as bad, illegal, arbitrary, unjust, improper, contrary to law and violative of the principles of natural justice and fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to include the Sections 109, 128, 137, 328 and 111 of B.N.S. for the offences committed by the party respondents No.5 and 6 in FIR.No.488/2025 and proceed with the enquiry in accordance with law and pass” 2. Heard Sri D.Kishore Naik, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the appropriate sections of law, as warranted by the contents of his complaint, were not registered by the police. Learned counsel would further submit that a representation dated 16.12.2025 was submitted to the police seeking alteration of the sections of law. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would submit that the investigation is pending in this matter and that it is the prerogative of the Investigating Officer to apply the appropriate sections of law for the registration of any crime. 5. In that view, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the investigating officer is directed to look into the grievance of the petitioner and take appropriate action in accordance with law. 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:07.01.2026 Asr 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.424 of 2026 Dt.07.01.2026 Asr