Jaggavarapu Venkata Krishna Reddy Vs the… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

Jaggavarapu Venkata Krishna Reddy Vs the… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No substantive relief; the Writ Petition was closed at the stage of admission without going into merits, with the respondent/Police directed to follow due procedure established under law, and no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents' failure to register an FIR on the petitioner's complaint dated 19.01.2025 was bad/illegal and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and whether the respondents ought to be directed to register an FIR on that complaint against the individuals named therein. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

Since the police had already registered Crime No. 64 of 2025 on the petitioner's report and were investigating the case, the Court held that the writ petition could be closed at the stage of admission itself, without going into the merits, directing the respondent/Police to follow the due procedure established under law.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), Writ Petition No. 2379 of 2025, decided on 12.02.2025 by Justice B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi (single judge). Filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner sought a declaration that the respondents' failure to register an FIR on his complaint dated 19.01.2025 was illegal and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution, and a consequential direction to register the FIR against the individuals named therein. At hearing, the Additional Government Pleader for the State, on written instructions, submitted that on the petitioner's report the police had already registered Crime No. 64 of 2025 of Jangareddigudem Police Station, West Godavari District, for offences punishable under Sections 329(3), 115(2), 74, 351(2) read with 3(5) of BNS, 2023, and that investigation was in progress. Holding accordingly, the Court closed the writ petition at the stage of admission itself, without going into the merits, directing the respondent/Police to follow due procedure established under law; no order as to costs. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, were directed to stand closed.

APHC010046712025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI

WRIT PETITION NO: 2379/2025

Between:

Jaggavarapu Venkata Krishna Reddy

...PETITIONER

AND

The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others

...RESPONDENT(S)

Counsel for the Petitioner:

UDAY KUMAR VAMPUGADAVALA

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

GP FOR HOME

The Court made the following order:

This Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed for the following relief:

“ to declare the action of the respondents in not registering the F I R on the complaint made by the petitioner on 19 01 2025 as bad illegal vioaltive of Article 14 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to register an F I R on the complaint of the petitioner Dt 19 01 2025 against the individuals mentioned in the complaint and pass such ...”

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the State.

Learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the State on written instructions would submit that basing on the petitioner’s report, the Police registered a case in Crime No.64 of 2025 of Jangareddigudem Police Station, West Godavari District for the offences punishable under Sections 329(3), 115(2), 74, 351(2) read with 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and investigating into the case.

In that view of the matter, this Court is of the considered opinion that the Writ Petition can be closed at the stage of admission itself, without going into merits of the case, by directing the respondent/Police to follow due procedure established under law.

Accordingly, Writ Petition is closed. No order as to costs.

Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand

closed.

_______________________ ___ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI

Dated: 12.02.2025 RMD/PSA

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI

WRIT PETITION NO: 2379 of 2025

Date: 12.02.2025

RMD/PSA