APHC010107202026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 6061/2026 Between: 1. KATTEPOGU JASWANTH, S/O RAMESH BABU, AGE 26 YEARS,D.NO.8- 29/1,BAPUJI NAGAR, BETHAPUDI MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT,ANDHRAPRADESH-522503 2. KATTEPOGU SUNITA,, W/O RAMESH BABU, AGE 43 YEARS. D.NO. 8-29/1, BAPUJI NAGAR, BETHAPUDI MANGALAGIRI,GUNTUR DISTRICT,ANDHRAPRADESH-522503. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH.522237 2. THE COMMISIONER OF POLICE, POLICE COMMESSIONARATE, N.T.R DISTRICT VIJAYAWADA-520002. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ACP, IBRAHEEMPATNAM CIRCLE,ZONE 521456 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, REDDIGUDEM POLICE STATION, REDDY GUDEM 521215 5. MALLADI SANGEETHA, W/O KATTEPOGU JASWANTH D/O.NAGESWARA RAO, D.NO. 9-11, NAKKALGUDEM, REDDYGUDEM,VISSANNA PET, ANDHRAPRADESH-521215 ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.6061 of 2026 Dated 05.03.2026 Counsel for the Petitioner(S): SUJATHA MULAKALURI 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:- “…Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Order or Direction, particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus direct Respondent no 2 and 3 to transfer any pending inquiry or counseling proceedings involving the Petitioners a which was initiated by the 5th Respondent-from the Reddigudem Police Station to the Office of the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) or any other Police Station and to grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and to pass….” 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Sri M. Sujatha, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that the mother of Respondent No. 5 beat Petitioner No. 2 during the course of counseling conducted by Respondent No. 4. It is further submitted that, though Petitioner No. 2 lodged a complaint against the mother of Respondent No. 5 and Respondent No. 5, the police have not registered an FIR pursuant thereto, despite the complaint disclosing the commission of cognizable offences. 3 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.6061 of 2026 Dated 05.03.2026 4. Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that Respondent No. 5 has lodged a complaint against the petitioners, which has been registered by Respondent No. 4 as Crime No. 33 of 2026, and the investigation is presently in progress. 5. The relief sought by the petitioners in the present writ petition is to direct Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to transfer any enquiry or counseling proceedings pending between the petitioners and Respondent No. 5 from the file of Respondent No. 4 to any other police station. 6. In view of the registration of Crime No. 33 of 2026 at the instance of Respondent No. 5, no further counseling is required, nor is there any necessity to transfer the investigation from the file of Respondent No. 4 to any other police station, particularly when Petitioner No. 2 has also submitted a complaint against Respondent No. 5 and her mother. 7. In view of the above facts and circumstances of the case, and upon recording the submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to Respondent No. 4 to act in accordance with law. If the complaint of Petitioner No. 2 against the mother of Respondent No. 5 is not readily available with Respondent No. 4, Petitioner No. 2 is at liberty to submit a fresh complaint to Respondent No. 4 within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Upon receipt of such complaint, Respondent No. 4 shall proceed in 4 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.6061 of 2026 Dated 05.03.2026 accordance with law within a period of three (3) weeks thereafter. Respondent No. 4 is further directed to preserve the CCTV footage of the alleged incident for the purpose of investigation in relation to the complaint to be submitted by Petitioner No. 2. 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: 05.03.2026 PBS 5 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.6061 of 2026 Dated 05.03.2026 235 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 6061 of 2026 Date: 05.03.2026 PBS