APHC010032822024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 1913/2024 Between: 1.INAKOLLU VIJAYA GEETHA,, W/O. SRINIVASA RAO, AGED 50 YEARS, OCC HOUSE WIFE, R/O. D.NO.97/2/2, 4TH LINE, GOPAL NAGAR, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT AT ONGOLE. 3.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, ONGOLE TALUKA POLICE STATION, ONGOLE TOWN AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.ANANDA KUMAR VEJANDLA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 2 ORDER: The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “… to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents particularly that of 3rd Respondent in not actively investigating the Crime in FIR No 599/2021 dt 10 08 2021 registered under the head Women Missing on the file of 3rd Respondent police station on petitioners complaint dated 10 08 2021 as illegal irregular irrational and amounts to non discharge of legal obligation conferred on them under the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 and offends Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to investigate into the said crime and trace out petitioners mother or transfer the case to CID Andhra Pradesh and pass…” 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. The Writ Petition is filed challenging the inaction on the part of Respondent No.3 in investigating the case in Cr.No.595/2021 effectively and finding out the mother of the Petitioner who was found missing. 4. Sri P.Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, submits that the investigation is still going on. 5. The Respondent No.3 is directed to complete the investigation in Cr.No.599/2021 and see that it is reached to logical conclusion as early as possible and submit a report to the IG of Police within a period of three months. 6. With the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 09.03.2026 VTS