APHC010034662026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] WEDNESDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 2877/2026 Between: 1. ROKKAM SAHITHI, W/O KANDUKURI SUDHEER KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 34 ORIGINALLY RESIDENT OF RELLA STREET / P.N. COLONY, SRIKAKULAM, ANDHRA PRADESH - 532001. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522238. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ANDHRA PRADESH POLICE HEAD OFFICE, MANGALAGIRI, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522503. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, DISTRICT POLICE HEAD OFFICE, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 532001. 4. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, II TOWN POLICE STATION, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 532001. 5. SRI MOGASALA NAGESWARA RAO, S/O SRI MOGASALA VENKATA RAO, AGED ABOUT NOT KNOW R/O MAHALAKSHMI NAGAR COLONY, SRIKAKULAM, ANDHRA PRADESH - 532001. 2 6. SRI P MOSES BABU, S/O NOT KNOW ,AGED ABOUT NOT KNOW R/O MAHALAKSHMI NAGAR COLONY, SRIKAKULAM, ANDHRA PRADESH - 532001. 7. SRI BUDUMURU RAMESH, S/O NOT KNOW ,AGED ABOUT NOT KNOW RIO KALKI NAGAR / THOTAPALLI ROAD, SRIKAKULAM,- 532001 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SUDHESHNA YAKKALA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: The Writ Petition has been filed for the following relief: “…to issue a of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the inaction of Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 in not registering the complaint/representation dated 30.12.2025 submitted by the Petitioner, and in not taking necessary action against Respondent Nos. 5 to 7, as illegal, arbitrary, capricious and violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India consequently directing Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 to forthwith register the complaint dated 30.12.2025 and take appropriate legal action against RespondentNos. 5 to 7 in accordance with law directing Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 to provide adequate police protection to the Petitioner and her family residing at Rella Street, P.N. Colony, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, to safeguard their life and liberty from any threats or harm…” 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Mrs. Y. Sudheshana, learned counsel for the Petitioner, submits that the Petitioner submitted a representation dated 30.12.2025 to Respondent No. 4, but it was not considered. A similar representation was also submitted to Respondent No. 3, which was also not acted upon. Therefore, she prays for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus. 4. Per contra, Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that the representation dated 30.12.2025 of the Petitioner was acted upon. A preliminary enquiry was conducted under Section 173(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘BNSS’), and it was found that the complaint is civil in nature. It is further submitted that civil suits are pending between the Petitioner and the unofficial Respondents. 4 5. Be that as it may, if the representation of the petitioner was not considered either by the Respondent No.3 or the Respondent No.4, the petitioner has got alternative efficacious remedy by way of filing a private complaint before the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and recording the submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the Writ Petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate by way of filing a complaint under Section 190 read with Section 200 of ‘the Cr.P.C.,’ / Section 210 read with 223 of ‘the BNSS’. 7. On filing of such private complaint by the petitioner before the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate, the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate is directed to bestow his attention to the same and deal with the complaint in accordance with law. 8. In the result, 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: 11.02.2026 PRA 5 92 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 2877 of 2026 Date: 11.02.2026 PRA