APHC010410182021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: Between: 1. KOTURU CHENGA REDDY, S/O. LATE GOPAL REDDY, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. KUDURUCHEEMANAPALLI VILLAGE, RAMASAMUDRAM MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE. 1. THE STATE OF SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CHITTOOR DISTRICT AT CHITTOOR. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PUNGANURU DIVISION, CHITTOOR D 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, RAMASAMUDRAM, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 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 Writ order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 4 producing the gold ornaments before the concerned magistrate in respect of Crime No. 201/2020 for the illegal, arbitrary and violation of principles of natural justice, consequently direct the 4th respondent to produce the gold before the concerned magistrate in respect of Crime No. 201/2020 for the offence of IPC Dt. 17.12.2020, and pass IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 25265 OF 2021 KOTURU CHENGA REDDY, S/O. LATE GOPAL REDDY, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. KUDURUCHEEMANAPALLI VILLAGE, RAMASAMUDRAM MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CHITTOOR DISTRICT AT THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PUNGANURU DIVISION, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, RAMASAMUDRAM, CHITTOOR ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 Writ order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 4th respondent in not producing the gold ornaments before the concerned magistrate in respect of Crime No. 201/2020 for the offence U/S 448 and 379 of IPC Dt. 17.12.2020 is illegal, arbitrary and violation of principles of natural justice, consequently direct the 4th respondent to produce the gold before the concerned magistrate in respect of Crime No. 201/2020 for the offence U/S 448 and 379 of IPC Dt. 17.12.2020, and pass IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3327] MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY KOTURU CHENGA REDDY, S/O. LATE GOPAL REDDY, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. KUDURUCHEEMANAPALLI VILLAGE, RAMASAMUDRAM MANDAL, ...PETITIONER ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CHITTOOR DISTRICT AT THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PUNGANURU THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, RAMASAMUDRAM, CHITTOOR ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 Writ order or direction, more particularly one in the nature respondent in not producing the gold ornaments before the concerned magistrate in respect of offence U/S 448 and 379 of IPC Dt. 17.12.2020 is illegal, arbitrary and violation of principles of natural justice, consequently direct the 4th respondent to produce the gold before the concerned U/S 448 and 379 IA NO: 1 OF 2021 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 4th respondent to produce the gold before the concerned magistrate in respect of Crime No. 201/2020 for the offence U/S 448 and 379 of IPC Dt. 17.12.2020, pending disposal of the writ petition, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following Order: This Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the action of 4th respondent in not producing the gold ornaments before the Magistrate concerned, in respect of crime No.201 of 2020 as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently direct 4th respondent to produce the gold ornaments before the Magistrate concerned in respect of the aforesaid crime. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no further orders are required to be passed in this Writ Petition and the matter has become in fructuous. Recording the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is closed. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ K.SREENIVASA REDDY, J Date: 23.03.2026 KK