MORU ANNAPURNA DEVI v. THE STATE OF AP
Case at a glance
Outcome
Disposed of
Petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioners to approach the
Provisions considered
Key paragraphs
- Para 77. In the result, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. Date: 16.02.2026 PRA _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J 5 151 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y.…
Judgment
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: The Writ Petition has been filed for the following relief:
…to issue a Writ Order or direction particularly, one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the Respondents in not considering the petitioners representation dated 12.01.2026 and in not conducting a proper investigation in Crime No. 61 of 2025, dated 01.12.2025, registered at Mahila Urban Police Station, Machilipatnam, Krishna District, to take action against the 6th respondent which is illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to conduct and complete the investigation as per law forthwith in connection with Crime No. 61 of 2025 dated 01.12.2025 registered U/s 493, 496, 420, 315 IPC,on the file of Mahila Urban Police Station, Machilipatnam, Krishna District…
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader.
Mr. Santhosh Sanke, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the representation dated 12.01.2026 was not considered and that the investigation in Crime No.61 of 2025 of Mahila UPS, Krishna District has not been conducted in a proper manner.
Sri P.Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that the police have referred the above-mentioned FIR as a mistake of fact. If the petitioner is aggrieved by the referring of the case as a mistake of fact by Respondent No.5, the petitioner has got alternative efficacious remedy by way of filing a private complaint before the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate.
Operative part
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and recording the submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the Writ Petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioners to approach the 4 learned Jurisdictional Magistrate by way of filing a complaint under Section 190 read with Section 200 of ‘the Cr.P.C.,’ / Section 210 read with 223 of ‘the BNSS’.
On filing of such private complaint by the petitioners before the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate, the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate is directed to bestow his attention to the same and deal with the complaint in accordance with law.
In the result, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. Date: 16.02.2026 PRA _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J 5 151 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 3066 of 2026 Date: 16.02.2026 PRA
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: Petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioners to approach the
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Constitution of India; Indian Penal Code, 1860 — ss. 315, 420, 493, 496; Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 16 Feb 2026. The bench was Y LAKSHMANA RAO.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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