Desireddi Jyothi, Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Desireddi Jyothi, Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with directions to Respondent No.5 (Station House Officer, Munagala Police Station) to consider the petitioner's representation dated 03.04.2025, complete the investigation and file the charge sheet in Crime No.154 of 2024 as expeditiously as possible before the concerned court; petitioner to cooperate with Respondent No.5; miscellaneous applications, if any, closed; no orders as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of Respondent No.5 (Station House Officer, Munagala Police Station) in not completing investigation, not taking action against Respondent No.6 and not filing charge sheet in Crime No.154/2024 despite registering FIR on 22-07-2024 (for offences under Sections 199, 420, 466, 468, 471, 474 r/w 34 IPC and Section 175(3) BNS) is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and whether Respondent No.5 should be directed to complete the investigation and file the charge sheet by taking action against Respondent No.6.

Court's answer

Having regard to the fact that Respondent No.5 had registered FIR No.154 of 2024 on 22.07.2024 and the petitioner, vide representation dated 03.04.2025, had thereafter submitted relevant evidence and orders, the Court deemed it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing Respondent No.5 to consider the petitioner's representation dated 03.04.2025 and complete the investigation and file the charge sheet as expeditiously as possible before the concerned court.

Ratio / Principle

As a necessary concomitant of the direction, the petitioner shall cooperate with Respondent No.5 for further information, if any, with respect to filing of the charge sheet in FIR No.154 of 2024.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana (Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar), by order dated 12.09.2025, disposed of W.P.No.27624 of 2025 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by an Ex-ZPTC seeking completion of investigation and filing of charge sheet in Crime No.154 of 2024 (FIR registered on 22.07.2024 at Munagala Police Station, Suryapet, for offences under Sections 199, 420, 466, 468, 471, 474 read with 34 IPC and Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) against Respondent No.6, an Ex-ZPTC whose ZPTC election had been declared void by the Election Tribunal-cum-Senior Civil Judge by order dated 05.02.2024 in E.O.P.No.1 of 2019. Holding that the petitioner had submitted relevant evidence and orders along with her representation dated 03.04.2025, the Court directed Respondent No.5 to consider the said representation and complete the investigation and file the charge sheet as expeditiously as possible before the concerned court, with the petitioner to cooperate for further information; miscellaneous applications closed; no orders as to costs.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR

WRIT PETITION NO:27624 OF 2025

Between:

Desireddj Jyo]hi, Wo Statin R.eddy. (Ex-ZpTC). Aged about 43 years, Occ. Igy:-:ry'.f"^,l.Ex-ZPTC)^{R/o^Nardyanagudem'vii"lagerr/rnagaia-N/tand;,} 5uryapet Dtstnct. Ielangana State _ 508233.

,..PETITIONER

AND

The State of Telangana. Rep by its principal Secretary. Home Department. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Ehavan Secretariat HvierJOaa - SdOOZZ

2 The Director General of Police, Telangana, Lakdi Ka pool, Saifabad, Hyderabad - 500004

J The Superintendent of^police, Suryapet Drstrict.

4 The Dy. Superintendent of police, Suryapet, Suryapet District.

5 The Station House Officer, Munagala police Station, Suryapet.

t) Nallapati Prameela, Wo.Srinivas, Aged 50 years, Occ.Housewife (Ex_ZpTC), R/o.Munagala village and lvlandai, S"uryapef Olstrict.

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affrdavit filed therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particurarry one in the nature of writ of [\4andamus declaring the action of the Respondent No.5 in not completing investigation and not taking action against Respondent No.6 and in not filing chargesheet in crrme No.15412024 despite registering First lnformation Report on 22-07 -2024 ar p.s [rrlunagala, suryapet District, for offences punishable under sections 1gg,420,466, 468, 471,474 r/w 34 lpc and Section 175(3) BNS as illegal, arbitrary, viotative of Article 2'tof the constitution of

lndia and consequenfly direct the Respondent No.5 to cornprete investigation and file charge sheer in crime No.154 of 2024 by taking actior against Respondent No.6

lA NO: 1 OF 2025

Petition under section 15i cpc praying that in the r;i-cumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be preased to direct the Respondent No.5 to comprete investigation anc fire charge Sheet in Crime No.154 of 2024 by taking action against Respondent No 6 forthwith pending disposal of the above writ petition.

Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI KARNATI VENKATA REDDy

9gyl_."1^{for the Respondent Nos.1 to 5: SRt c. ANTKETH} REDDY, AGp FOR HOME

Counsel for the Respondent No. 6: __

The Court made the following: ORDER

THE HONOURABLE^SRI IUSTICE^{}'I'V.SI{RAVAN KUMAR} WRIT PE^{f iTiONNo.27624 of 2025}

OITDER

IJeard lcarned counscl^{for the petitionerand Sri.C.AnikethReddl',} learnecl^{Assistant GovertrmcntPlea(tcrfor Homcappearingfor rcspondcut} Ncs.1^{to 5. Withttreir conscnt, this u'rit pctitionis bcing taken up for clispo:el} at the aclmission^stageitself

2 This writ petirion^{has beenfiled seekingthe followingprayer:-}

"to dcclnrc the actiott of tltc Rcsponderlt No.5 irt tutt rcnryletirtg int,estigotion^{nnri not ttking ncliotrngninsl RtsltotufurtlNo-6ntul itt} tnt filittg Clnrgcslret^{in CrinrNo.154/2024r{rspitt:rcgistL'ringFirst} lnforntation^{Repottotr y,0/-2024 at P 5. Mrttrtrgttlrr, StLrrytltr't} D,istrict, for^oflences lttrttislnblr^rttdcr -\ctlitttts^{799.1?.0.466,468,} 47-t,474^{r/tu 34 lPC ind Sectiott175(-r) BN-S tts illcgtl, arbitrtry,} t,iolntiue of^{Articte21 of tllc Cottstittttiottof lttrlin nnd Cctrtscqrcr-tly} tlrrect tlr Rcspondtttt^{No.5to completeiruasligntiott nttd[ileClnrgt:} Slpet in Critne^{No.154o.[ 2024 tty lrtkittg ttcltott tlSttitl5l Rlspotklrttt} No.6."

Brief facts^{statedin this n'rit} Petition^{are that the petitioncrz'ide} C.tr.No.97 of^{2024 lodgcda ccmplair.rtanc-l ott on such cor]rPlairlt,respondents} lrlo.5 r:cgistered^{FIR No.l54 of 202-l dated22.07.2021,for thc r;iicnccs unclcr} Sccticrns^{-199,420,466,468,477,171r/w34 IPC;rntlSectior.tI75(3)of Bharatiya} Nlagarik Surakslra^{sanhita,2023 (hcrcin aftcrrcfcrrctl as'liNSS').lt is further'} subrnitted that^{earlierpctitionerh.rd filed E.O.P.No1 of 2019, on thc file of} Fllectiorr l'ribunal-cum-Scnior^{CiviI Judgc,]{uzu ragar, Strr'','apetDistrictantl} cor.tcntec-l that tl'rc respor.;dent^{No,(r hacl.securecl catrclidaturefor clcctiot.t tc'} thc crfficc oi ZPTC by forginlS docutnetrts^{antl lalselvtleclaring tl,nt h"t l"u} anrl 3.r children arc tr.vii-ts, conccaliug^tl-,e fact that^{sl-rcll.rtl morethan t"'o} chilctrcn, thclcbv reririeling hi;l iirt'ligib['--. [() .()llt('sI irr^{i-l-'e localbt'tlv}

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2 clcctions. On cliscovert, of - such fraud, the learnetl !ic-nior Civrl Jutigc, I luzurnagar', .,r(t, order datcd 05.02.2024 in E.O.p.No. l :tf 20'19, passecl thc follrlrving orclcr:-

"Irr llu, rtsrrlt, tltis tlection.p.etitiott is ollotoc. tottlt rtt;ts tlet-Lrrritrg tltc rltchon of rtspottdent No.1r0'lallnpn ti pa,neel.tr,,, iir:,,,t,,,:, u1 Zrlln ?'iiisltrd !c.r!tor1il^{(..ttstittrt,trt,r1,Murngnln, StLryapet} D,,trict,,s t,,.,i,1-t,',:,:;r, ;,r,r:'t';;,:, tlt,ttirm 2l(3) of 1tr tltL, t it iot I'clnngnnt rcr/Deshirct**1 panchnynt Jyo.tl-ti n.,t1 as ariy- ici, 201g nr:t1 rirrirl,t 1i,r: 'h.,tanilter ttrr Ltechrittg of Zillothc l)ttrrs!utd Tc rrito rinl Constininry, Mtmogaln, i,rrynfi:i t.,,rtrirt .,

.1. T he casc .f the petitioner is that though the Flli fJo.l54 of 2024 r,r,as registt'rccl on ll 07.2024, tilr t.[a te trre responcle,t autrror-itrL,:; fairerl to c..rnPrctc i.r,cstigati.. arrtl frle charl;c shr.et beforc the conlpcr(,r t (_o,rt. Flc.cc, thc pctiti.rrcr o, ()1.0.,.2025, t,adc a rc-prcsentation, crrclosrr.rl rele'atlt cr.irle.cc a.cl r'clcrs a'(r r'('(ruested rcspo^deat auir-rorities to clir.t i. trre c.nccrnc-c, t. co,rplctc in'esirgalio. ..ci take neccssary actio. agairrst 's.ondcnt N..6 ancl u,hcn tlrc santo r,rits not conside recl, thc petitione t on 0t) 07.2025, rtrade :r l-cpr('s('n [a tion .r]r{ rcqur:sted resp.ndcnt No.5 t. ,:oncluct clctairerl i.r'csti11ation irr lhc .rattc-r ancr take action against respon(r(,r1t No.6. rJol'cr.er, the s'rure is ars. pe rdi.g f.r consicleration. Aggrievcd b' trrc samc, this r.t rit petition is filccl.

5 [,carnccr c.unscr for tho petitioner submits that the r .cuments attachcd ir.r thc rcpresc.tatio, datetj 03.04.2025, woulcl bc sufficie.l t, ,. the purpose o[ furtl.rcr inr.,estig;tti.n and for filing charge shcet and pra1, ilris Court to.irect the rt'sfrr.clent N. p 111 cor.rsirrer the rlocumcnts subrnittt,rr b' the pctitioner and cornplcte tlrt' irrr estigatiorr and take action in a time bor;r:.c{ pg1j61l.

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Lcarned Assistant Govcrnmcnt^{Pleaclerfor Honle appe'rrirrg[r''r} resproudents pr:al. this Court^{to passappropriatcordcrs}

7 Havrng consiclercc{^{the abovc} lacLs^{atld circumstanc(l and sincet['.c} rcsporrdent^{No.5 had rcgisteredFIit No 154 of 2024<'tn 22.07.2024 and} thcreaftcr, the^{petitioner?)idc rcPreserrtation dated 03.04.2025have subrnittcd} rclevanl cviclence and^{orclers, hence, this Court deemsitaPProPriate to} clispose of the writ^{petitiondirectingthc respondentNo.5 bconsidcr thc} petitioncr's representation^{dated 03.04.2025andcompletethc invcstigation} antl filc charge sheet,^{as expeditiouslyas possible,before the conccrneclcourt.} Nc.r:tllt.ss to sa1'that the^{petitioncr shall co-opcratewithresl.rr:ndcrltNo'J ior} ir-rrlher iniormation,^{if any, with rcspect to iiling of charge shectin FII( No 15-l} ol 2t)2-1.

E. \'ith the abovc clirections, this^{r'vrit petitior-t} t5 tlisposccl of N,{iscellancous applications,^{if any pcncling, shall standcloscdNo orcleras tcr}

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//TRUE^COPY//

SD/.A.H.S. GOWRI^SHANKAR ASSISTANT^REGISTRAR 6

SECTION^OFFICER

To, R Ambedkar^Bhavan

1 The Principal^{Secretary, Home Department} -Dr'.q $;,"i;;i;i,"The^{stateof relanganaHvderabad - 500022}

2 The Director^{General of Police, Telangana,Lakdi Ka Pool.Saifabad,} Hyderabad^{- 500004}

The Superintendent^{of Police, Suryapet District}

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4 The Dy.superintendent^{of Police, Suryapet' Suryapet District'}

5 The Station House^{Offrcer,[VlunagalaPolice Station' Suryapet'}

6 One CC to SRl.^{KARNATI VENKATAREDDYAdvocate IOPUC]} 7 Two CCs to GP FoR HoME ,High^{Courtfor the State of Telangana,[oUT]}

8 Two CD Copies

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HIGH COURT

DATED:1 210912025

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WP.No.27624 o12025

DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITTON

WITHOUT COSTS

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Inaction of Respondent No.5 (Station House Officer, Munagala Police Station, Suryapet) in not completing investigation, not taking action against Respondent No.6 and not filing charge sheet in Crime No.154/2024 despite registering FIR on 22-07-2024, alleged to be illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India.¶18
Station House Officer, Munagala Police Station, Suryapet (Respondent No.5)
Prior proceeding
On the petitioner's complaint lodged vide Crl.No.97 of 2024, Respondent No.5 registered FIR No.154 of 2024 dated 22.07.2024 for offences under Sections 199, 420, 466, 468, 471, 474 r/w 34 IPC and Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).¶31
Prior proceeding
Earlier, the petitioner had filed E.O.P.No.1 of 2019 before the Election Tribunal-cum-Senior Civil Judge, contending that Respondent No.6 had secured candidature for election to the office of ZPTC by forging documents and falsely declaring that she had only two children, concealing that she had more than two children, thereby rendering herself ineligible to contest the local body elections.¶31
Prior proceeding
By order dated 05.02.2024 in E.O.P.No.1 of 2019, the learned Senior Civil Judge allowed the election petition and declared the election of respondent No.1 therein (Nallapati Prameela, Respondent No.6 herein) to the office of ZPTC, Munagala, Suryapet District, void under Section 21(3) of the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act [act name partly reconstructed from heavily OCR-corrupted quoted order].¶33
Prior proceeding
Alleging failure of the respondent authorities to complete investigation and file charge sheet despite the FIR of 22.07.2024, the petitioner made representations (including one dated 03.04.2025 enclosing relevant evidence and orders, and a further representation requesting detailed investigation and action against Respondent No.6), which remained pending consideration; aggrieved thereby, the writ petition was filed.¶36