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2026 DAILYLAW 2153 (AP)

JYOTHULA RATNA RAJU v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

WP/11401/2026 · 2026-05-06

Y Lakshmana Rao

Public Interest Litigationbody2026

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1 W.P.No. 11401 of 2026 Dr. YLR,J. APHC010220302026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 11401/2026 Between: 1. JYOTHULA RATNA RAJU, S/O MANIKYA RAO, AGED 31 YEARS, R/O KAMATHAM VARI PALEM, ATHOTA VILLAGE, KOLLIPARA MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. JYOTHULA ANIL KUMAR,, S/O MANIKYA RAO, AGED 29 YEARS, R/O KAMATHAM VARI PALEM, ATHOTA VILLAGE, KOLLIPARA MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR(RURAL), GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KOLLIPARA POLICE STATION, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 W.P.No. 11401 of 2026 Dr. YLR,J. Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. PILLI SUNDEEP Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 3 W.P.No. 11401 of 2026 Dr. YLR,J. THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 11401/2026 O R D E R: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “……. to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd Respondent in not conducting fair and proper investigation in FIR No. 34/2026 by deliberately omitting severe non- bailable offences in the said FIR. ……..” 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 3. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that after filing of the Writ Petition, the police have added section 118(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhith (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) in Crime No.34 of 2026 in which the petitioners are the victims. 4. Therefore, the Writ Petition is disposed of, granting liberty to the petitioners to approach this Court as and when necessity arises. 5. 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: 07.05.2026 KS 4 W.P.No. 11401 of 2026 Dr. YLR,J. 326 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 11401 of 2026 Date: 07.05.2026 KS