APHC010117862026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 7511/2026 Between: 1. THOLEM LOVAREVATHI, W/O SIMHACHALAM, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/O PERUMALLAPURAM VILLAGE, TONDANGI MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, NOW KAKINADA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT- 522237. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522503. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KAKINDA DISTRICT- 533003. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, TONDANGI POLICE STATION, TONDANGI, KAKINADA DISTRICT - 533408. 5. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TUNI RURAL CIRCLE, TUNI, KAKINADA DISTRICT - 533401 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VENKATA DURGA RAO ANANTHA 2 Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. 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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the inaction of Respondents No.4 and 5 in not registering an FIR on the petitioner's complaint, dated 19-01-2026 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents No.4 and 5 to immediately register an FIR on the complaint, dated 19-01-2026 and to investigate the same in accordance with law ….” 2. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Mr.A.Venkata Durga Rao, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that Respondent Nos.4 and 5 have failed to register an FIR pursuant to the complaint dated 19.01.2026 filed by the Petitioner. 4. Sri P.Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that the complaint of the Petitioner was registered as Crime No.54 of 2026 under Sections 74, 115(2) and 351(2) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the B.N.S’) at Thondangi Police Station, on 21.03.2026 at 09:00 PM. 5. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing Respondent Nos.4 and 5 to give logical conclusion to the FIR in accordance with law. 3 6. 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: 23.03.2026 PRA 4 64 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 7511 of 2026 Date: 23.03.2026 PRA