Smt.Dr.Kavitha Chandragiri v. The State of Telangana

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an Order, Direction, or Writ, more particularly a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not properly investigating the crimes registered for the offences under Section 354 IPC vide Crime No.6t2024, dated 02.01.2024, offences offences under Section 74' 115 (2)' 79' 352, rtw.3(5) of BNS vide Crime No.719 of 2024, dated 01 .12.2024 and offences under Section 324 (4) 351 (2) of BNS vide Crime No.28 of 2025, dated 22.01 .2025 of Begumpet Police Station, Hyderabad City and also not filing charge sheets in the aforesaid crimes within a reasonable time, thereby causing undue delay in the process of justice, which is highly illegal, arbilrary and violative of the fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21 of the constitution of lndia and consequently, direct Respondents to take steps for filing the charge sheets in the aforesaid crimes by investigating the aforesaid crimes in fair manner' lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under section 15'1 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the Respondents forthwith to file charge sheets in crime No.6/2024. daled O2.O1 .2024. offences under Section 74, 115 (2),79' 352, rlw 3(5) of BNS vide Crime No.7't9 ot 2024. dated 01 .12.2024 and offences under Section 324 (4) 351 (2) of BNS vide Crime No.28 of 2025, daled 22.01.2025 of Begumpet Police Station, Hyderabad City with fair manner, pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI ANKARLA DHEERAJ Counsel forthe Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR w Petitio n No. 1932 1 of 2025 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 5, and with the consent of the learned counsel appearing for the parties, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal at the admission stage.

2. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that, based on the complaint made by the petitioner, though the respondents_authorities have registered three cases, vide Crime Nos.6/2024 dt.02.0r.2024; 7Lg of 2024 dt.0L.72.2024; and 28 of 2O2S dt.22.0l.2025, are not conducting proper investigation into the aforesaid crimes and are not taking any action b;r filing charge sheet or a report before the jurisdictionar Magistrate, which action of the respondents-authorities it is contended as iilegar, arbitrary, and violative of fundamentar right guaranteed under Articre 21 of the Constitution of India.

3. Per contra, learned Government pleader for Home appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 5, while denying the writ averments, would submit that insofar as crime No.6 of 2024 dt.o2.or.2024 is concerned, the authorities after conducting investigation have arready fired a charge sheet and the same having been taken cognrzance by the jurisdictional Magistrate, numbered as C.C.No.g6 of 2024 and is pending trial. 2 -".1 \. A. -rr insofar as Crime No.719 of 2024 dl'OL'12'7024 is concerned' 4. learned Government Pleader submits that the same is under investigation; and that the authorities would take further action on completion of investigation. Insofar as Crime No.28 of 2025 dt'22'Ol'2025 is concerned' learned 5. Government Pleader submits that the respondents-authorities have issued notice on 0B'02.2025 under Section 94 of BNSS' calling upon the petitioner to produce necessary information/documents and the petitioner did not turn up before the authorities and furnish the information/ documentsfortheauthoritiestoproceedwiththeinvestigation.

6. Learned Government Pleader further submits that if only the petitioner furnishes the information in response to the notice issued under Section 94 of BNSS, the authorities would be able to proceed with the further investigation into the aforesaid crime'

7. The aforesaid submission made by the learned Government Pleader appearing on behalf of respondent Nos'1 to 5 is taken on record' B. Having regard to the submissions made as above' though the petitioner by the present Writ Petition has alleged inaction on the paft of the respondents-authoritles in conducting investigatron into the three crimes registered against the persons named therein based on her i.e. Crime No.6 of 2024, the complaints, since, in one of the cases' I ./ i 3 respondents-authorities having already filed charge sheet after completion of investigation and also taking note of the fact that Crime No.719 of 2024 is under investigation, while Crime No.2B of 2025 is pending for submission of information by the petitioner in response to the notice dt.08.02.2025 issued under Section 94 of BNSS, this Couft is of the view that while the petitioner is to be directed to furnish her response to the notice issued to her under section 94 of BNSS in connection with crime No.2B of 2025, the respondents-authorrties are to be directed to comprete investigation into crime No.719 of 2024 at the earliest and file a charge sheet before the jurisdictional Magistrate. 9 Subject to above directions, the Writ petition is disposed of No order as to costs. 10 Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed. //rRUE copytt o'',.il'*f *'#,3i[otn' SECTION OFFICER *e'iJi,"::'l?53i311f;: Home Department' secretariat, rhe state or j#-i4*f;i;:f}lHlJ#li#:tri:li'"xr#nas'la'fe il, The Station House Officer Be.gumpet police Station, Hyderabad City. 9n" 99 to Sri Ankarta Dheray] Ad'r;;rt. foputi""' ' ', Iy.'"Pr";1",":i#r Home' si6r' c"'i'iT"i ti; 5;i" or reransana, at Two CD Coiies ' To, 1 2 J 4 6 7

8. TJ PVL W HIGH COURT DATED:0810712025 I .)... ORDER WP.No.19321 ot 2025 /:1::':=,: =< rrlE li L1) \s^\ t 0 3 sEP 206 l):'.,- DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS \\ 1 g \)