APHC010008882026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 718/2026 Between: 1.SHAIK MASTANAIAH, S/O. IMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, NUKANAPALLI VILLAGE AND POST, KALUVOYA MANDAL SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KALUVOYA POLICE STATION, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KALUVOYA POLICE STATION, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 5. BILLUPATI RAVINDRA, S/O PENACHALAIAH 6. BILLUPATI RAMESH, S/O PENCHALAIAH 7. K PRASAD, S/O. NOT KNOWN 8. P HARI KUMAR REDDY, S/O. PRADANA BAREDDY 9. PARLAPALLI ANANDAKUNMAR REDDY, S/O. PRADANA BAREDDY 10.P RAMI REDDY, P. RAMI REDDY 11.SK JILANI, S/O. CHINNA PATHU SAHEB 2 12.SK TAILOR MASTAN, S/O. NOT KNOWN 13.DESIREDDI NARASIMHA REDDY, S/O. NOT KNOWN 14.RAKURU DASARADHA RAMI REDDY, S/O. NOT KNOWN 15.CHALLA JAYARAMI REDDY, RESPONDENTS NO. 5 TO 15 ALL ARE RESIDENT NUKANAPALLI VILLAGE AND POST, KALUVOYA MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT.516108 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.P NARASIMHULU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: The Writ Petition has been filed challenging the inaction of the Respondent No.4 in registering the complaint dated 10.11.2025 as an FIR. 2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the Petitioner submitted a complaint which was registered as a case in FIR No.71/2025 for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 393(3), 324(4) and 351(2) read with 3(5) of ‘the BNS’. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader further submits that subsequent complaint dated 10.11.2025 submitted by the Petitioner to Respondent No.4 is inseparably connected with the land dispute, which is civil in nature, and it is covered by earlier representation. 3 4. Be that as it may, the Petitioner has got an alternative remedy, if his complaint dated 10.11.2025 was not registered, he would have approached the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate under the provisions of ‘the BNSS’. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of, granting liberty to the Petitioner to work out his remedies before the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate. No order as to costs. As a sequel, interlocutory applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ Dr. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Dated: 21.01.2026 VTS