Ponugoti Jhosup v. the State of Ap
Case brief
What is this about?
Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amaravati; W.P. No. 6448 of 2019; decided 06.08.2025 by Justice B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi (Single Judge). Mandamus under Article 226 for non-registration of FIR on complaints dated 9-08-2018 and 12-4-2019 against respondents 6 to 8; Lalitha Kumari guidelines invoked by petitioner; Articles 14, 19(g), 21 alleged violated; IA No. 1 of 2019 under Section 151 CPC. State reported registration of Crime No.89 of 2019, Singarayakonda Police Station, Prakasam District, under Sections 447 & 427 read with 34 IPC on 11.05.2019 (report dated 12.04.2019); writ petition dismissed as infructuous; no order as to costs; pending IAs closed. Keywords: FIR registration, infringement of mandate, writ dismissed as infructuous, IPC 447/427/34.
What did the court decide?
In view of the Additional Government Pleader's submission (recorded by the Court) that Crime No.89 of 2019 had already been registered on 11.05.2019 for offences under Sections 447 & 427 read with 34 IPC and investigation taken up, the cause in the writ petition, which was filed for non-registration of FIR, became infructuous, and the writ petition was dismissed as infructuous with no order as to costs.