Gadaparthi Venkateshwarlu @ Venkateshwar Rao v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court, W.P. No. 30109 of 2025, decided 13-10-2025 by Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar. Mandamus sought against police inaction: brother's suicide on 06.09.2025 after alleged humiliation by D.Venkateshwarlu and D.Prasad (Rs.1 crore advanced); FIR No. 240 of 2025 u/s 108 r/w 3(5) BNS, P.S. Karepalli, Khammam; alleged counter FIR Cr.No. 309 of 2025 against deceased's family; pleas under Articles 14, 21 and Section 175 BNSS. Held: petition disposed at admission stage with consent; authorities directed to follow due procedure and act against accused strictly in accordance with law; forensic report awaited; miscellaneous applications closed; no costs. Useful for: police-inaction writs, counter-FIR grievances, BNS abetment-of-suicide investigations, directions to complete investigation per law.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of directing the respondent authorities to follow due procedure as contemplated under law for further course of action and to take appropriate action against the accused persons strictly in accordance with law; pending miscellaneous applications closed; no order as to costs.