Petitioner sought writ under Article 226 and inherent powers to direct police to investigate a crime in FIR No. 121 of 2022 and file charge sheet, alleging inaction for over a year. Court directed police to furnish final report to petitioner.
Respondent No. 6 directed to furnish copy of final report to petitioner.
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HIGH COURT FOR THESTATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTHDAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND ANDTWENTYFOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE C.V. BHASKARREDDY
WRIT PETITloNNO: 5949 OF 2024
Between:
V. Ramesh Babu, S/o.Late V Kishan Rao, aged about51 years,Occ: Agriculture,R/o.BandaramVillage,KondapakaMandal,Siddipett]istnct.
...PETITIONER
AND
...RES'ONDENTS
PetitionunderArticle226oftheConstitutionoflndiaprayingthatinthe circumstances statedin the affidavit filedtherewith,the High court may be pleased to issue an appropriatewrit or order of direction more particularly one in the nature of writ ofMandamusdeclaring the action of the RespondentNo. 4 and 5 in not conductingthe investigation into the crime in FIR No.121 of 2022 on 23. 04.2022 on thefile of 6th respondenteven after lapse of more lhan 1 112 yearas being illegal, arbitraryand violative of principlesof the naturaliustice and violative of Article14, 21 of Constitutionof lndia and consequentlydirect the respondent No. 4 and 5 tocompletethe lnvestigation into the FIR No. 121ot 2022 dated23. 04.2022 of Siddipetlll Town PS and file chargesheet'
IAN o'.'l oF 2024
PetitionunderSectionl5lCPCprayrngthatintheCiicumstancesstatedin theaffidavitfiledinsupportofthepetition,theHighCourtmaybepleasedtodirect
the Respondent No. 4 and 5 to investigate into the crime in FIR No. 121 of 2022 on 23. 04. 2022 of PS 6th respondent by taking all steps and file charge sheet before the competent court of law, pending disposal of the Writ Petltron.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI S.CHALAPATHI RAO Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR HOME
The Court made the following: ORDER
THE HON'BLE SRI WSTICE C.V. BHAST(AR REDDY
ORDER:
WRIT PETITION NO.5949 oF 2024
This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of the
Constitution of tndia, is liled seeking the following relief:
"...to issue an appropriate Writ or Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of frl"naamu" declaring the action of respondent Nos.4 and 5 i; ;;i :9"dy9tl"ginvestigation inro CrimeNo. l2t ot 2022, dal;; 23.04-.2022 _on the of respondent No.6 even "f,.i f"p".- .f more.than ItL year, as being arbitrar]., illegal, and ,i"f.ii* pnncrples ot natural justice and consequentl-r to direct respondent Nos_4 and S to complete invlstigation in the aforesaid crime and file charge sheet.-."
learned Assistant Government pleader for Home appea_ring for the respondents artd perused the record.
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Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending shall
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DATED:06103t2024
ORDER
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether writ jurisdiction is maintainable to direct police to conduct investigation in non-investigation case for over 1 year and to file charge sheet.
Whether the High Court can direct the Respondent No. 6 to furnish the copy of the final report to the petitioner.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
V. Ramesh Babu
The State of Telangana
Director General of Police, State of Telangana
Commissioner of Police, Siddipet
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Siddipet
Circle Inspector of Police, Siddipet III Town PS
C.V. Bhaskarreddy
As recorded by the court registry
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