Kotteti Srinivasa Rao, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P. No. 885/2022, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, decided 17.11.2025 by Dr. Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa. Petitioner Kotteti Srinivasa Rao sought mandamus under Article 226 directing Visakhapatnam police (State of A.P., DGP, Commissioner and ACP of Police) to act on his complaint dated 06.11.2021 by registering an FIR and investigating; police stance was that the complaint disclosed a non-cognizable offence. Petition disposed of with liberty to pursue remedies before the appropriate forum; no costs. Keywords: Article 226, mandamus, FIR registration, non-cognizable offence, criminal procedure code, pre-complaint inaction.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to work out his remedies before the appropriate forum in accordance with law; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.