The High Court · 2025

a) To directing the 'espondents 3 to 5 to forthwith register an FrR against Smt. Chirumamilla Gowthamy, lVr. D.H.V.S.S.N. tvlurthy, and othJr involved persons, incruding coiluding police officials, based on the putitionL,. complaints anC r:vidence, including the eight_hour aud o recording, and to conduct a fair. inrpartiar, and expeditious in-vestigation into tne airejatrons of ".py illegai phone taprping, unauthorized digital surrTeillance, instatLt-io-ri'or cameras, blackn arl, extortion, criminal intimidation, vo,Teurism, Oreacn-ti privacy, and cri.n nal conspiracy. b) To directing the respondents 1 and 2 to exercise superv sory powers under the law and ersure compriance by the porice authorities wiih tne statutory obligations, including monitoring the investigation to prevent ,;;';i;, -*,is influence, or further corusion, and to sub"mit a status report io Honourable Court within a time-bound period as may be deemed fit. c) To directing the' re,spondenr l and 2 to constitution of an independent Speciar lnvestigation Tea r (srr) under the supervision of this Honourabre court, comprising officers of .unimpeachabre integrity from outside the Terangana state Potice, to probe the aregations, incrLfoing the rore.:f porice oniciais rn the aleged corusion and extortion demaids, and to comprete the -*nil" investigation within a stipulated timeframe, ,r"h u. tf-.,,.u" ,onif,., ensuring the pr{lsorvation and forensic examinarion of aI evidence, in"ruJing digital records, CDRs, and the petitioner s audio recording. d) To declare the act:; of iflegar interception, recording, and dissemination of the Petitioner prvate c ommunications, visuars, ano Jata by the accuseJ puiron. as unconstitutio.,ar and viorative of the petitioner fundamentar ,ighi tEiru.v under Articre 21 of the constitution, and direct the officiar nuiponolnir-lo take immediate ste;ps to prevent further violations, including enforcement of the lnformation Technology (lntermediary CriOutin", ,riO Oigitrl M"Oi, Ethics code) Ruie,s, 202'1 , for of such unrawfur .ont"nt i.* ii!,trr and media platfornrs and not to publish, print or transmit lelecast about the petitioner personal information reiated to the breach of privacy. 'removar lA NO: 1 oF 2025 Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in :;uoport of the peiition, in" Hign court may be preased to Direct the Respondcnrri i i" 5, irk; ,;il;;; il petrtioners comptaint dated on 07l1Ot2O25, take prompt and effective steps to identify' collect' seize' se-cure'. all Oigitaf anO electronic data Oetonging to the Petitioner which is unlawfully in the possession, custody, or control oj thL accused persons' including but not limited to audio and video |.""oioing", intercepted communications' private visuals' cciv tootrg", and digital stor"age devices, in order to prevent further circulation, Jetetion, or iampering-of such riaterial and direct the respondents not to indulge ,"V n1"1i, trails an! electronic media, print media' not to publish' transmit' circulate and etc., Pending disposal of main 'Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(s):SRl' M/S NAGURBABU LAW FIRM Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Counsel for the Respondent's No's' 2 TO 5 : GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent's No's' 6 & 7: The Court made the following: ORDER 1 THE HONoURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. SHRAVAN KUMAR W.P. No.32454 of 2025 ORDER: Questio.ir-rg inar:tion on the part of the responrlcnts No. r to s ln tal<ing actior-r upr.rn rire petitioner's cornpiaint dated o7 ro.2o2-, pctitiorer filei1 the pre scnt. r'riL perition rl.ith a conseqtrential praycr to a) To direct rhe r-cspo.crcrrts No.3 to s to forthr.r.ith regislcr an F-rR against SmL chirumamilla cio*'tham1 , Mr. D.H.v.s.s.N. Murth-v and other invoh,ed pcrso.s, inclucli'rg colrudi.rg police ofriciars, based :n the petiLiorer compl.i'rt ancl e'icle.ce, ,-rcrudr'g the eight-hour audio recordire, ancl Lo conduct a lair, irnp rrLiar, ar-rci expecritior-rs invesrigation ir-rto the :rlegertions of illcgal phon. rappi,g. untruLhorised digital surve rance, rnstarlatior-r of spr. cameras, blackrnrril extortion, criminal intimidation, r,oyeurism, breach of privacl and crirnira crlrrspirar.y. exercise supervisorl powcrs b) To drrect the rcr;ltonder-rts No. 1 and 2 to under t he lari, ar rd cnsure compliance by the poiicc authorities rl,ith thc statutory obligati.Lrs;, ircr,dirrg monitoring the investigation to prcvent a,y bias. infltten< c, 'r, l lrrhpr , r,llusion. antl to submit a s[alus repor.r to rltis Hon'ble Court u,itl-rir: a timc bound periocl as may be deemed fit. c) To clirect the resprndent r ard 2 to constitute of an independent Special h-rvestigation Tearr (SI'l) undcr the supervision of this IJon,ble court, comprising officers .f unimpr:achable integrity from outside the Tclangana Statc Police, to pr'rbt: rhe allegations, including the role of police officials in the alleged collusi.n ancl cxtortion demands, and -o complete the 2 ,:,a investigation within a stipulated timeframe, such as three months, while ensr.rring the preserwation ancl forensic examination of all evidence, including digital records, CDRs, and the Petitioner's audio recording' d) To declare the acls of illegal rnterccption, rccording, and disscmination o[ the Pctitioner privatc communications, visuals, and data b-y the accuscd persons as unconsLitutional and in violation ol the Petitioner fundamental right to privacy under Article 21 of the constituliol-r, and direct the official Responclents Lo take immediatc steps to prevent further violations, ir-rcluding enlorcement of the Information Technolory (Intcrmediary Guidelines and Digital Mcdia trthics Code) Rules, 2O2 1, for removal of such unlawfi-rl content from digital and meclia platforms and not to publish, print or transmit tclecasl about the petitioner personal information rclatcd to the breach of privacl'. ).. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner is an actor and olr'ner ol a chain of restaurants across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh' Thc PeLitioner and his legally weddecl wife, Smt Chirumamilla (]o$'thamy' rvho is the respondent No.6 herein, havc been residing separately since dispu[es. During this January, 2O25 due to personal and matrimonial conspired against the period of estrangement, the respondent No'6 petitioner in collusion with a Mr. D. H.V.S.S.N.Murthy, who is the respondent No'7 hrein, whom she met on several occasions. The respondent No 6, with thc assistance and technical resoltrces of the respondent No 7, secretiy recorded private visuals, conversations and conhdential activities inside thc petitioner's home television news reporter' r+ffi ' .:: 3 illegally vr.ithouI his knorvledge or consent. It is further submittcd that the said inrlividuals have cngaged ir-r illegal digitar surve r:rnce by unlawfully accessir-rs the c.rll t)etarl Records (cDRs) and location clzrra of tl-re petitioner and his famiLr. rnembcrs, thereby infringing their pr.ivac1, and securrty. The phone nrrml-r.rs sr-rrr.icctcd to such iflegal access and nonitorir-rg include: Petitioner''s numbc.s: 91r431ggrl9 a.d 9016939999, Irathcr,s,umbers. 9396722146..nd 9(175544999, Iramirt members: Kakzrni Bhagra Lakshnri (91L5434567 l9888rt7J678) ,nd Kaka.ri Aruna (93966 14s,+s/958 1293056). 3 Thercaftcr, rr:rf ing on trie said illegally obtained visuals and recordings, both respondents No.6 and 7 began blackmairing a.d extortrng the Petitioner' dernancri.g a sum ofTcn crores to prevenl the pubric rclease of the sarcl matcriar The petiti..er is in possession of an audio recording which captures ther accuscd persons, in collusion u,ith certain police officials, openly denrar-rding Tcn Crores from the Petitioner to ,'settle,, complaints. ln ordr:r to coerce the petitioner, sample s of the illegally lntercepted content ri,ere leaked, including CCTV foot.age and private telephor-ric conversations or the pe titio.er with his fathcr and his attorney, which were circulatecr Lo meclia outlets and digital pJatforms. F.urther, the accused persons ha'e resorrcd to f ing rarse, fabricated, and maricious criminal cases ag.insL the pctitioner namely, crime No.222 of 2025 dated 16'o8 2025, rcgisterr:r[ aL wps-rr corridor police Station, cyberabad, and crime No.7672 of 2,')5 datec, 03.09.202s, registered at Madhapur porice Station both lodgcd by Smt. Chirumamilla cowtherm\,. I 4 i....

4. Aggrieved by alleged harassment, blackmail, and violation, Petitioner lodged a formal complaint through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal on 06.10.2025, bearing Acknowledgement No. 237|O2SOOS9942. The Petitioner personallv appeared before thc Station House Officcr, Kukatpally Police Station, i.e. respondent No.5, the next day betr,r,ccn 3:OO PM and 5:3O PM and submitted a cietailed u,ritten complaint, attaching the rclevant evidence, and requcsting immediatc registration of an FIR under appropriatc provisions of lan . I Iowever, the SHO refused to registcr an F IR or issue acknon,ledgment, citing the "caplacity and influence" of the accused persons- 'l'he Petitioner's visit and interaction were captured on the CCTV cameras of thc police station. On the samc day, Lhe Pctitioner also submitled the same complaint to Respondents No.3 and 4, both ol rvhich were duly acknoin'lcdged by their respective offices. It is submitted that the Petitioner disparchcd copies of his represenLations to the Respondents No.1 and 2, which rvere dul1, delivered and acknowledged. On O8. 1O.2O25, the Petitioner had also sent a Speed Post (Consignment No.EN451613462IN) containing the complaint addressed to Respondent No.5, which was officially delivered on O9.1O.2O25. Inspite of multiple complaints made by the petitioner to the respondents, no action has been initiated thereon. Hence, the petitioner filed the prescnl writ petition. 5- On behalf of the respondents, the learned Assistant Government Pleadcr for Home on the written instructions daLed 27.10.2025 of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Kukatpally Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerale, u,ould submit that the petitioner had sent a complaint by t' 5 post allcging illcga phone tapping, surveillance, blackrrail for mor-rey, and threat to life b1' Srnt chirumamilra Go*,thermy ancr srL DHVSSN. Murthy. Based on the s:rici con'rpiaint, r'espondent No.5 made,ecessary er-rtries in the station recorcLs. ln ordcr to proceecl u,ith necc:ssary preliminary verificaLion and ir:c1r-rirr- :rnd to obtair-r supportir-rg er.rdencc from rhe petitioner, respcrlceitt No.5 cicputed stafT to the p,r:111;6n.r,s addrcss providcd in the crr,:p)ai.I copy i.e ., Lg12, Marira Skics t.r,r,er 1, Green Hrlls Road, I{ukatpalh'. Hvderaba<l. It is furrher submitted that there is no such flat number in M:rrin:r Skies and loutrd onl1, Flat No.g 12 in Torver_ l. The staff als. r'erirbcl at 8 r 2, To*,er r ancl thc peritioner \,\,.as no[ l_here and some other peoplr, r^.re there. 'r'hc staff further veririccl arrout the person by name KDSSS Mahesrr in !-M oftice (Mari,er Skies) and they inrormecr that none is staying t.ith th.rt name. Tl.re facultl, managentent officc, Marina Skies, Mr' Ambarish .crliried to thc said cfrect under sear:rnd signature.

6. In view of lhe above, lhe respondent No,S police issued notice under section 94 ll'79 tsNSiS, clated 14.ro.2o2s informing the petitioner to provide evidence and procluce witnesscs, so that approprlate ,"gal action will be taken against the a.legcd respondents as per law. lt is further submitted that the respondent No.S r,r,ill take nccessary action a..s and when the petitioner visits the police Station and fr-rrnish cvidence .nd witnesses, as per 1aw. Along rvirh ttle insLructions, a copy of notice unc,r:r Section 94 / l7g BNSS is hled. 6

7. The learned Assistant Govcrnment Pleader submitted that unless the petitioner provides proper/correcL address, the Station House Officer, ca nnot proceed lurther enquiry.

8. At this juncture , thc lc:rrned counsel for the petitioner submittcd that the pelilioner is staying at 1812, Marina Skies Tou,er, 1, Green Hills, Road, Kukatpally, Hyderabad-SOOo 18, u,l'rich address is indicated in the lease agreement o[ the famrly mcmber and Lhe notice datcd 14.10.2025 issucd under Section 94 I 179 BNSS is received by the petitioner on 28.10.2025. Horvever, it is brought to the notice of this Court that the notice served on the petitioner in this Court is dated 28. lO.2025 and the same is acknowledged by the petitioner and the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioncr will takc appropriale s[eps as available under law.

9. In that view of the matter, the petitioncr is dirccted to approach the respondent No.S and furnish a copy of the rental agreement of the family in reply to the notice dated 14.10.2025128.10.2025 and also provide all thc relevant documcnts/ evidence verifying his identi$l card/documents as available with the petitioner. Upon rvhich, thc respondent No.5 is directed to take appropriate action in accordance with law.

10. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. There sha1l be no order as to cotsts. ,!r".*fF..-r l closed To, 7 As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand SD/- NI. OSMAN ALI BAIG ASSISTANT REGISTRAR i/TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER

500022. Lakdikapul, Hyderabad - 500004. Secretariat, Hy, jerabad - 500022. 1 The thief Secretary,, State of Telangana, Telangana Se:retariat, Hyderabad - 2. The Principa l.S ecretary (!9p^e_Department),, State of Telangana, Telangana 3. The Director Gr:neral of Police,, Telangana State police Headquarters. 4. The Commissioner of Police,, Cyberabad potice Comrnissionerate, 5. The Station Ho:se Officer,, Kukatpalty police Station, Cyt,erabad 6 C,hirumawill? 7. DHVSSN Murtl'ry,, CJo Shreya Broadcasting pvt. Ltd. RoaC No-1 , Near ,G?wtlaTyr Villa No. 15, preston lVy Viltas Guttala Begumpet, Commission ere te, Hvderabad - SOOOiZ. Gachibowli, HyrJerabad - 500032. Ivladhapur - Hytlerabad 500081 Jubilee Hills Check Post Rd, Park View Enclave, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana - 50(1033

8. One CC to SRl. IV/S NAGURBABU LAW FIR[il Advocare tOpUC] 9. Two CCs to GP FOR GENERAL ADM|N|STRAT|ON ,Hrq{ Court'for the State 10.Two CCs to GF) FOR HOIVE ,High Court for the State of Telangana. [OUT] 11.Two CD Copies of Telangana. [t)UT] ASV HIGH COUR'I- DATED:28110t202s ORDER WP.No.324S4 ot ZO2S THE WRIT PETITION IS DISPOSED OF \{'ITHOUT COSTS. :\ O! I ?11'1 [?5 * C) -.,,,. t f * \(- [t