M. Jayvardhan 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 a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or directions, declaring the inaction of Respondent No.4 Station House Officer, Madhura Nagar Police Station in not registering an FIR and initiating action on the Petitioner's written complaint dated 20-07 -2025 concerning destruction of property (banner), criminal intimidation and threats, and a prior physical assault, as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of lndia, and contrary to the statutory duties under Sections 154 and 156 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Consequenfly direci R:spondent No.4 to forthwith register an FIR on the basis of the petitioner's r..o.rptaint dated 20_07_ 2025 and take immediate. effective, and appropriate l:::;a action against named individuals, including l\,4 r. Ganesh, Vijay, Sar.-a y, Hari. Bash Corporator - Sangeetha yadav who admitted to tearinl; trre banner. and person involved in the physical assa ult on 12_O7 _2025. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the r:irc; rmstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High ccL.. ( may be pteased to direct Respondent No.4 to forthwith register an FIR r>r the basis of the Petitioner's complaint daled 20-07 -2025 and take imnr:,d ate, effective, and appropriate legal action against the named individuals, :rc uding l\,4 r. Ganesh, Vijay' sanjay, Hari, Basha, the corporator - sangeetha y,rd rv who admitted to tearing the banner, and the person invorved in the physicar : s:,aurt on 12-07 -2025 in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI pEDDAPALLY SAI KIRAN Counsel for the Respondents No.1to4: ASST. Gp FOR HOII1E The Court made the following: ORDER r.ffi THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.30490 of 2025 OI(DER Hcarcl learrretl counscI ior tht petitioncr and lcarnerl Assistant Governmcnt Plcaticr for Homc appearing for rcspondent Nos-l to 4. With their consent, this w,rit petition is bcir-rg takcr1 up tor elisposal at tlle aclllission stage itsclf.

2. T'his writ petition has been filecl sccking the follorving prayer:- " to tlcclnrc llrc irutcliott of Res1tottdtttt No.4 -Stalitll Hrtuse Offccr, AfutdlrLLrtt Ntgnt Police 5tutitnt, itr rtrtt rtgtsttrittg ruL FIR ttul itritiating ncliotr ort ilrc PctihLnrts rrtttrtt .otlllloiut datcd 20 07 2025 concerning d('slrIIL tioll ttf prttyertry (bilttu'1'), t'utninal intittidrLliort rtt tltrants mrLl n Ttrior yltrysict Ltssnlt, rts illtgnl, trbitntrl, ttnjtrst t,iol itc oJ Articlts ll ntrd 21 o.i tlr (aonslitttliort of Itdit nttd contrunl '154 nul 156 o.f lhe Codc o.f to tlrc strttuLory dulias trnrlcr -sccliirrrs Crintinnl Procefuu'c 197 j, Cotrseqrctttlv tlirut llesStontlettt No.1 to Jorthtoith ragister rtn Flt?. on tlu' bLtsts of tlu: Petiionar's tttntpLrtittt -Llated 20.07.1025 rmd tnka intttrdith' c.[[Ltctit'a md aytprttpritte lcgtl action agninst tltc nntnul rttdrt'itfitnls includitt1, Mr.Ganaslt, Vijatl, Snnjarl, H,trt, Bnsltrt, the C'orltttrttrtr-sLittgactltLl Yfidit', toho ndntitted to tcaiiig t)tc ltonner and llrc |'ersott itttok'ed irr tfu physict ssnult otl 12.07.2025."

3. Brief facts statecl in this u'rit Petitit)rl are that on1,9-07 2025, on the eve of Bonalu festival pctitioner placecl a banner in thc. r,icinitv oI his rcsidencc and at about mitlniglrt one Mr.Ganesh, callcd and threatcnecl thc petitioner to remove the saitl banner. ancl the petitioncr explained lrim that banner was placed near his rcsiclence ancl the same is not affcctccl to him in any nranner. It is furthcr submitted that tl-rc said bar-rncr rvas willfully torn and destroyed by Mr.Ganesh along witl'. his associates i e, Vijay, Sar-riay, Hari and Basha' Fience, the petitioner clialetl 100 ancl rcl.rorteci thc incident and the same was \ o\ ) resistcre(l z,irl,case ID No.2025000l35gj Ug. Howcvc, [;i] tiale r_ro :rctiou is initiatcd Ag1;ricvccl by the samc, this u.rit petition is iil. .l f. Leaniccl Assistant Govcrnrncnt Irlcadcr for- [],,rr,, Pl,rcccl orr rr:cord instructions issuecl bv Sub-lnspcctor ol []olice, Mar{h1;. ,r. rgar l)elicc St.rtto^, Hvcicrabacl, u,her.ein it is sr-rbntitted th;rt on 20.()7.201 i, pctitioncr ntatlc a c.r-rplaint ancl .n sucrr compr;rint GD crrtr' rr-as nratrt: I' rr.irrg thc c.ursc of c:nc1uirv, it rvas re'ealccl that Ms.sangectha yaclar., c()r:.1, .)t()r,.rctnittt.rl that she had torn thc bannt,r It is Iut.ther submiltecl that :r t pr.lrtiLrncr tlrri not p&rtiucc attl, cr idencc or n,itr.rcsscs to pr161.9 his .r .,ri rtiOrrs Htrrcr,, tlre pct!tr.^er c()r.Lrl.rint dated 20.07.2025 *,as closecl as ,,Iac]. .r ,,,r.iclc.cr.,, a.cl nrticc rlat.tl 10.10.2025 to that cffcct \,{r.r s sent t. tr.. rrr.tirur.cr thr.ougrr rcgistered post. -_ t

5. Per contra, learnecl cour-se[ for the petitioncr. ;ublnils that tlte pctitio^er hacl 'isited the respo^dent N..4 policc sttliir,;r rrr Ii.rt).2025 a.d hati pl;rcecl evidencc i.c., call recording of the phonc -ril of pctitiont,r and Mr.Ga,esh lJ()'.'c'cl', the same \^ras nol rccei'ec] rr' trr, rr..s[r.r.ir]ert [r.rice ancl further pla\ this Court to direct tl.rc responclcnt.ru.lr, r.itics to consit{cr the saitl evicle^cc and rcgister FIR on petitio.er,s compla.r , latt.tl 20.07.2025.

6. I-earned Assistant Government pleatier for i [onrt P ..1y ihis Court tcr pass appropriatc orders

7. Rccorcling the submissions madc by thc learnr:ci coun;cl appearing on eithcr sicle ancl rt.ithout expressing any opinion on tht ntlr rt. of tltc casc, this Court clceyfs it appropriate to clispose of thc u,rit pe,ir.rl11 rlirectirrll thc _-_ r!r'!'.- ..! l.': ,/ J petitionel to approach the respondent No.4 on 15.10.2025 at about 4.00 pM a.d place the evidence. Thereafter, responcrent No.4 is dirccted to consicler. the same and cause enquiry and take further course of action strictly ir_r accordance with law.

8. With the aboyc clirectior_r, tlris r.r,rit pretitkrn IS clisposed of- Miscellaneous applications, if ant.penrling, shall stanrl closccl No older as to To, //TRUE COPY// SD/.T.SRIDEVI ISTANT REGI ECTION OFFICER

1. The Principal Secretary of Home Department, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat Building, State of Telangana, Hyderabad District, Telangana State - 500022.

2. The DGP of Police for Telangana State, Telangana State Police Headquarters, Lakdi-ka-pul Rd, Opposite Ravindra Bharathi, Red Hills, Lakdi- ka-pul, Hyderabad, Telangana -500004

3. The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, 0/o. Commissioner of Police, Tower- A, ICCC Building, Road no. 12, Baniara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana State - 500034,

4. The Station House Officer, Madhura Nagar Police Station, 8-3-2281895, Street No. 4, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Nagar, Yousufguda, Hyderabad, TS - 500045.

5. One CC to SRI PEDDAPALLY SAI KIRAN, Advocate. [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Telangana. [OUT] 7. Two CD Copies. BSK HIGH COURT DATED:1411012025 CC TODAY o O ,\ 1\6 ,,, t tt1 lg :5' ,A( ( ) ..> I ORDER WP.No.30490 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS \q t