APHC010088392026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 5061/2026 Between: 1. R. KRISHNA REDDY,, S/O LATE R. MUNIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O NADAMANTRAM VILLAGE, MUDARAM DODDI POST, V. KOTA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT- 517424 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. - 522238 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. -517501 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, V. KOTA POLICE STATION, V. KOTA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. - 517424 4. RAJA REDDY, S/O NOT KNOWN, AGE 60 YEARS, R/O MUDARAM DODDI VILLAGE, V. KOTA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. - 517424 5. RAJENDRA GOUD, S/O NOT KNOWN, AGE ABOUT 40 YEARS R/O NADAMANTRAM VILLAGE, V. KOTA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. - 517424 6. S R JYOTHI, W/O RAJENDRA GOUD, AGE 35 YEARS R/O NADAMANTRAM VILLAGE, V. KOTA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. - 517424 2 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.5061 of 2026 Dated 23.02.2026 7. V NARAYANAMMA, W/O RAJA REDDY, AGE 55 YEARS, R/O MUDARAM DODDI VILLAGE, V. KOTA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. - 517424 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: KODE RAMESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:- “…to Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction directing the Respondents, particularly the 3rd Respondent, to forthwith register an FIR based on the Petitioner's complaint dated 30-01- 2026 and to conduct a fair and expeditious investigation in accordance with law consequently Direct the Respondents to provide adequate protection to the Petitioner and his family against any threats from the accused persons….” 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Sri Kode Ramesh Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that respondent No.3 has not registered an FIR pursuant to the complaint dated 30.01.2026 filed by the petitioner, despite the contents of the complaint clearly disclosing the commission of cognizable offences. 3 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.5061 of 2026 Dated 23.02.2026 4. Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that the police had not received the said complaint for registration of FIR and that a consequential action would be initiated if the writ petitioner submits a complaint afresh to the police. 5. In view of the above, the petitioner is permitted to submit a complaint afresh within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of this order to the police for registering as an FIR in accordance with law. The Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondent No.3 to register the complaint of the petitioner as an FIR, if it discloses any cognizable offence. If it does not disclose any cognizable offence, the police need not take any action. 6. Nevertheless the petitioner shall duly follow the procedure contemplated by way of filing a complaint before the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate under Section 190 read with Section 200 of ‘the Cr.P.C.,’ or Section 210 read with Section 223 of ‘the BNSS’, if, for any reason, respondent No.3 does not register the complaint of the petitioner as an FIR. 7. Accordingly, 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: 23.02.2026 PBS 4 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.5061 of 2026 Dated 23.02.2026 157 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 5061 of 2026 Date: 23.02.2026 PBS