APHC010135582026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 7449/2026 Between: 1. SHAIK HUSSAIN BI, W/O. CHAND BASHA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O. PULLADIGUNTA VILLAGE, VATTICHERUKURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRI. SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI - 522238. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522004. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, VATTICHERUKURU POLICE STATION, VATTICHERUKURU VILLAGE AND MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P.-522212. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K H V SIVA KUMAR 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 any writ, order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not filing charge sheet by conducting an proper investigation in Crime No. 182/2025 dated 27.11.2025 U/Ss.329(4), 118(1), 351(2), 79 r/w 3(5) B.N.S. pending before Respondent No.3 Police Station as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondents to file charge sheet by conducting fair, proper investigation in Crime No.182/2025 dated 27.11.2025 U/Ss.329(4), 118(1), 351(2), 79 r/w 3(5) B.N.S. pending before Respondent No.3 Police Station….” 2. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Mr.K.H.V.Siva Kumar, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Respondents are not filing charge sheet by conducting proper investigation in Crime No.182/2025 dated 27.11.2025 under Sections 329(4), 118(1), 351(2), 79 read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNS’). 4. Sri P.Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that after thorough investigation, charge sheet was laid for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 329(4), 118(1), 351(2), 115(2) and 79 read with 3(5) of ‘the BNS’ of Vatticherukuru Police Station. 5. In view of the above submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the Writ Petition is disposed of granting liberty to the Petitioner to avail appropriate remedies before the learned jurisdictional Magistrate concerned by filing appropriate petitions, if aggrieved by the investigation findings, in accordance with law, pursuant to the filing of the charge sheet. 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: 30.03.2026 PRA 4 81 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 7449 of 2026 Date: 30.03.2026 PRA