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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit tibd therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the inaction on the part of respoMents 2 and 3 on the report dated 27-OV-2O16, submitted by petitioners for prosecuting named assailants therein for apptopriate penal provisions of law, as illegal, inegular, irrational and amounts to non discharge of legal obligation confened on them under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and offends Articles i ,' i !l :i l: II li: 1i. ll, ;ti I t: Ii I {j i I I ,| i J ! i t I i t ,I I : : i i ; I I I EI s 1 I I ! c g t t * I I I I 14 and 21 <tf constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents to register afonlsaid report as crime against assaitants nam€d therein and prosecute them for appropriate penal provisions of law.and"pass such other order or orders as this Honble Court deem fit and p!'oper in thp circumstances of the case. . l.A. NO: 1 Ol: 2016(WPMP. NO: 33608 OF 2016) Petition under Section 151 CFC praying"that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the re,spondents to register the report dated 27-07-2016, submitted by petitioners for prosecuting named assailants therein for appropriate penal provisions of law, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition. l.A. NO: 2 Ot:2016(WPMP. NO: 35150 OF 2016) ' Between: :- t

1. l. Sunnam chinnarajulu, s/o.Yenappa, Aged j40 years, occ cultivation, ' li' RJb.Annapureddypatli villagie, ChandiugdnOa'itrrtahOdl,'Khammam District '). Sunnam Peddiraju, S/o.Pichaiah, Aged r:35 years, Occ Cultivation, i' i'i R/o.Arnapureddyp-alli village,:chandrugoirda Mandai, Khammam District Annapureddypalli village, Chandrugonda Mandal,. Khammam District

3. Sunnam Narasimha Rao, S/o.Pichaiah, Aged 36'.years, Occ Cultivation, Rl/o. 4. vukke Krishnaiah, s/o.Bhoomulir, Aged :so yearc, occ curtivation, R/o.Annapureddypalli village, Chandrygonda Mdndal, Khammam District. AND ' ,1 . State 6rf Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secr,etdry to Government, Home Depa rtment, Telangana Secretariat, Saifabad, Ftyd erabad. ?. Superirtendent of Police, Khammam Districi at Khammam. 3. Deputy,Superintendent of Potice, Kharrrr, fthdmmam District 4. Station House-Officer, Chandrugonda Police Station, Chandrugonda village ...PETITIONERS . , ':' j .i . ..RESPONDENTS

5. Parsa Verkat, S/o. Chennaiah, aged 65 years, Ri o. Annerpureddypal I i V i llage, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammaln District.

6. Pothuraju Adinarayana, S/o. Late Tirapathaiah, aged 65 years, R/o. Annapureddypalli Village, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District. \ .,..1, / I Afu- .4. j\ \ ,t

7. Jubburi Gopaiah, S/o. Late Akkulu, aged 5l years, R/o. Ramachandrapuram Vill4ge, Mulakalapalli Mandal, Khammam District. rl,

8. Panuganti Raghavulu, S/o.. Late Chennaiah, aged 50 years, R./o. Thottipampu Village, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District.

9. Panuganti Ramu, S/o. Chennaiah, aged 30 y€ars, R/rc. ThoJtipampu Village, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam Dishict.

10. Challa Venkata Rao, S/o. Late Venkateswarlu, aged 4O years, R./o. Annapureddypalli Village, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District. I l. Parsa Ramu, S/o. Chennaiah, aged 45 years, R/o. Annapureddypalli Village, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District.

12. Parsa Srinu, S/o. Chennaiah, aged42yeus, R /o. Annapureddypalli Village, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District'

13. Parsa Madhav, S/o. Chennaiah, aged 50 years, R./o. Annapureddypalli Village,'. Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District'

14. Achina Ramu, S/o. Venkatesh, aged 35 years, R/o. Ramachandrapuram Village, Mulakalapalli Mandal, Khammam District.

15. Palagani Ramarao @ ParasuRamaiah, S/o. Lakshminarayana, aged 38 y€ars, R./o. Annapureddypalli Village, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District.

16. Midde Srinu, S/o. Late Nagaiah, aged 40 years, R/o. Annapureddypalli Village, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District.

17. Kanchu Chennaiah, S/o. Veeraiah, aged 60 years, R/o. Ramachandrapuram Village, Mulakalapalli Mandal, Khammam District.

18. Katina Chinna Pullaidh, S/o. Late Narasimha Swamy' aged 65 years, R./o. Annapuroddypalli Village' Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District.

19. Panuganti Lakshman, S/o. Late Chennaiah, aged 30 years. R/o. Thottiparnpu Village, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District' a\ t, i I t 1 r* &7- 3

20. A,chinr. Krupa Rao, S/o. Chennaiah, aged 38 years, R/0. R;rmachandrapuram Village, Mulakalapalli Mandal, Khammam District.

21. Palagani Nageswara Rao, S/o. Venkateswara Rao, aged 4') years. R"/o. Annapureddypalli Village, Chand::ugonda Mandal, Kharnmam District.

22. P alagaoi Chennaiah, S/o. Nagabushanam, Aged !;0 years, R"/o. Thottipampu Village, Chand::ugonda Mandal, Khallmam District

23. Pandi 'Yaladri, S/o. Nagabushanam, aged 40 years, R"/o. Annapureddypal li Village, Chandrugonda Mandal. Khammam District.

24. Bathula Srinu, S/o. [,ate Seethararnulu, aged 30 years. R/o. Annapureddypalli Village, Chandrugonda Mandal, Kharnntam District.

25. Jubburi Kesavulu, S/o. Raghavaiah, aged 40 years, R/o. Ramachandrapuram Village, Mulakalapalli Mandal. Khammam District.

26. Kancherlapalli Chennaiah, S/o. Gopaiah, aged52 years, R/o. Ramachandrapuram Village, Mulakalapalli Mandal. Khammam District.

27. Achina Krishna Rao, S/o. Gangaiah, Aged .18 years, fu'o. Ramachandrapuram Village, Mulakalapalli Mandal. Khammam District.

28. Pulluri Saidulu, S/o. Seetharamulu, aged 25 years, R/o. Annapureddy'palI i Village. Chandrugonda Mandal, Khamrnam District.

29. Midde Rama Rao. S/o. Nagesrvara Rao. aged 40 y'ears, [Uo. Annapureddypalli Village, Chandrugonda Mandal. Khamtnam District.

30. Pandi Balakrishna. Sio. Late Gopaiah. aged 40 years, R./o. Annapureddl palIi Village. Chandrugonda Mandal. Khamnratn District. 3 l. Palagani Venkatesrvarlu. Sio. Narasirttham. aged 38 years. IVo. Annapureddl'palli Village, Chandrugonda Mandal. Khammam District.

32. Palagani Nageswara Rao, Sio. Narasintham, Aged .)5 years, R/o. Annapureddypalli Village, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District.

33. Oddeboina Guravaiah, S/o. Rarnaiah. aged 60 ,n-ears, R/o. Annapureddypalli Village, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District.

34. Kummari Krishnaiah, S/o. Gopaiah, aged 60 years, R./o: Ramachandrapuram Vil{age, Mulakalapalli Mandal, Khammam District.

35. Mareedu Krishnaiah, S/o. late Pentaiah, ,Chandrugonda Mandal, Kdrammam District. Proposed respondents a / t i i 5.i i Petition under Section 151 CPC- praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Oetltion,:ihe High Court may be pleased permit the petitioners to implead the proposed respodents 5 tci 35 as parties/respondentsl 5 to 35 to the rnain Writ p,efition,in WP No.27143 of 2016 and pending miscellaneouSpetitionstherein;intherntereStoijustice./ li. .l Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI NAMAVARAPU CHANTI BABU Counsel for the Respondents No.lto4: SRI R.LA(MIKANTH REDDY,AGP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER .i i I ," I TI{E HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI WRIT PETITION No.27143 OF 2016 ORDER: This Vrit Petition is filed under Article 226 of. C-orxtitution of Indir seeking the following relief/s:- ' , , . to issue a writ, order or direction more panicuhrly one in the nanrrc of WRIT OF IvIANDAMI.E declaring the inaction on the pan of respondents 2 $d 3 on the rcpon &rcd 27-07-2016, submined- by petfui&rrs for prosecuting rnrrrd assailants rhercin for appropriate pena[ qovisbns of la5 as. iflegal, irrarional and arno-rmts non discliarge of l€gal C;.ii"l ot'ligation conferred on them under rhe provisions of the Code Procedure, 1973 and offen& Anicles 14 errd,2l of constinnion of Indh _direct the ,refpondents to register aforcsaid rcpoft .rs and consequendy crim agaiT! assailants nanrd therein and prosecrlte tlrem for appropriete penal provisions of law and pass such other order or orders as this-tbibb Crrun deem fit and proper in dre circumsunces of rhe case....' -irresular, -to "i

2. Hearrd llr.Namavarapu Chanti Babu, learned counsel for the petitioners and lvlr.Rlaxmikanrh Reddy, leamed Assistant Govemmenr Pleader for Ftrcme appearing for rcspondent Nos.l to 4.

3. Ix'amed cor.rnsel for the petitioners submis thag despite a rcpr€sertation dated 27 .07.20L6, the respondent/police aurlrorities failed tc, exrend prorecrion to the petitiones. Crnseqrrently, the prcsent writ petition has been filed seeking apprcpriate direaions fromthis Coun. Z

4. Irarned Assistarrt Government Pleader for Ftrome, however, contends that the police authorities never received tlre alleged reprcsentation dated 27.07.2AL6, s clairned byth. paitipners. It is further submiued that, even assuming the police failed to take appropriate action, the petitionen had adequate remedies available to them trnder the Code of Giminal Procedure, L973 (G.P.C)/Bharatiya Nrg*ik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (BI{SS). \0tthout exhausting such staffiory remedies, th. petitioners have direcdy approached this C-ourt under Ardcle 226 of the C-onstitution of Indt , renden the vzrit petition not mainainable.

5. I have carefullyperused the materidr plr"ed on recprrd.

6. The subsance of the petitioners'contention ir ,hrn, putsuanr to their representation, the respondent police authorities (Nos. 1 to 4) failed to provide the requested protection Ftrovrever, arLy inaction on the pan of the police ought to have been plaged before the higher police authorities or, altematively, before the jurisdictional Ivlagistrate under the remedies prescribed in the Cr.P.C/BNSS. \Tithout availing these effecdve statutory remedies, \ t" 3 apprca:hing this Coun under Article 226 of the C-orstinrtion of India has consistendybeen held to be impermissible.

7. This Lg"l position has been fonified byrhe Ftron'ble suprerae , I Conn in M.'subramaniam u. s. Janakz, AIR 2o2o SC 382 (Three- l'=I Jrdg. Ilench), wlrerein the c-ourt expressly approved the dicum laid do'nm n sakii vasu u. state of u.p. ond otbers, AIR 2oog SC 907 . the princrple emerging from these precedents is that unless a po;rty :first exharsts the appropriate remedies under the CrP.CrlBI\xSS, a writ petirion under futicle 226 seelangsuch relief is not nainrainable. ; ..

8. In light of the setded legal posirion and in the absence of any exceptic,nal circumstances, the present writ petition is held to be not maiatainable. Ftrowever, liberq. is reserved to rhe pedtioners to avail themselves of rhe appropriate remedies available ,nder law, should the cause of action still survive.

9. Ac'cordingly, this writ petition is disrnissed. There shall be no orrder as to costs. I 4 Miscellaneou Petitions, pending if *y, shall toqd closed. \ To, //rRUE coPY// Assrsr:P^litJ+YTSiSoF (9 SECTION OFFICER

1. Ihe Principal S.9qret9ry-to. Government, Home Department, Telangana Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad.

2. The Superintendent of Police, Kharnmam District at Khammam. 3. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Khammam, Khammam District 4. The Station House Officer, Chandrugonda Potice Station, Chandrugonda village and Mandal, Khammam District.

5. One CC to SRI NAMAVARAPU CHANTI BABU, Adrocate. IOPUCI 6. Two CCs to FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Telangana at -G_P Hyderabad.IOUI 7. Two CD Copies. Al o esr n rI - ---- l\th taar-\{2{ t l,/ /1' - ./J - : , i' ,i' $ I i a : ( ( / ( HIGH GOURT DATED:15/09/2025 'iri'i SI;i ? { JAil ?028 c) () ( * l:" ORDEFI WP.No.27143 of 2016