Vongivarapu Koteswararao, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Article 226 writ of mandamus by three Macherla (Guntur district) residents seeking directions to DSP Gurazala and SHO Macherla to file criminal cases against two private respondents; police registered Crime No. 187 of 2019 under Sections 420, 468, 471 read with 34 IPC and closed the matter as false vide C.C. No. 73/Ref/SDPO-GZL/2024 dated 02.09.2024 (SDPO, Gurazala); Court observed remedy of a person aggrieved by the police report lies before the learned Magistrate; writ petition dismissed for non-prosecution after death of counsel K. Venkateswarlu and repeated non-representation; I.A. No. 1 of 2019 (S.151 CPC) closed; no costs; Justice B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi; decided 02-03-2026.
What did the court decide?
In the light of the above facts and circumstances, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution, with no order as to costs.