✦ High Court of India · 03 Dec 2025

The High Court · 2025

Case Details High Court of India · 03 Dec 2025
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High Court of India
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03 Dec 2025
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Pelition under Article 226 of the Constilution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toto issue a writ. order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring action of respondents I to 3 in not taking up investigation in FIR No.21212O18 dated 16-10-2018 registered against respondents 4 to 6 for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406. 420. 465 of lNC. on the the of 3rd respondent by arresting the accused persons for the offences committed by them and seizing valuable movable properties including cars as such l3MW car bearing No-TS08FW-2831 purchased with the petitioners money, valuable movable properties. securities, material and documentary evidence- amounts to non-discharge legal obligation conferred on the respondents 1 to 3 under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and violative of Article 14 of Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to complete the investigation and file Charge Sheet agains: he accused persons in the said crime by subjecting the respondents 4 to 6 for arrest I rd.iudicial remand and seizing valuable movable properties. securities. material and locumentary evidence expeditiously. lA NO: 1 OF 2018 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circur tstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be t I .ased to direct the 3rd respondent to conduct investigation in FIR No.21212018, datec 16-10-2018 registered againsl respondents 4 to 6 for the offences punishable under S€( ions 498-4, 406, 420. 465 of lPC, on the file of 3rd respondent by arresting the a(;( used persons for the offences committed by them and seizing valuable movable prop€ ties including cars as such BIIW car bearing No.TS08 FW-2831 purchased with le petitioners money, valuable movable properties, securities. material and documenti ry evidence, pending disposal of main Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. SIVA SANKARA RAO BORRA Counsel for the Respondents No 1 To 3: SRI D. PRADEEP AGp : )R HOME Counsel for the Respondents No 4 To 6: -- The Court made the following: ORDER I I I I i IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI WRIT PETITION No.41798 OF 2018 DATE:03.12.2025 Between Vemulapalli Smitha AND Petitioner State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad, and five others. ... Respondents. ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia seeking the following relief ". . .to issue a wit, order or direction more parlicularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring action of respondents 1to 3 in not taking up investigation in FIR No. 212/2018 dated 16-10-2018 registered against respondents 4 to 6 for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406, 42O, 465 of IPC on the fite of ld respondent by arresting the accused persons for the offences committed by them and seizing valuable movable propefties including cars as such BMW car bearing No. fS 08 FW- 2831 purchased with the petitioner's money, valuable movable properties, securities, material and documentary evidence, amounts to non-discharge legal obligation conferred on the respondents 1 to 3 under the provisions of the Code of Criminal ) N7li., / :'.1'. Xo. 1l7q,l 01 2018 Procedure, 1973 and violative of Afticle 14 of Constiit tion of lndia and consequently direct the respondents 1 fo 3 to c tmplete the investigation and file Charge Sheef agarnsl the accuse 7 persons in the said crime by subjecting the respondents 4 to 6 fi r arrest and judicial remand and seizing valuable movable propefties. securities, material and documentary evidence exp ) litiously and pass such other order or orders.. ."

2. None appeared on behalf of the petitioner

3. Mr. D. Pradeep, learned Assistant Government I leader for Home, appearing for respondent Nos. 1 to 3, submits that duril; the pendency of investigation in Crime No. 212 of 2018 of SaroornaJ rr Women Police Station, Rachakonda Commissionerate, the parties an cably settled their disputes before the Lok Adalat on 12.07.2019, and 1e offences were thereafter duly compounded by the learned ll Metrol ,olitan Magistrate, L.B. Nagar, Ranga Reddy District. ln view of sL(h settlement and compounding of offences, it is submitted that nothing urther survives for adjudication in this writ petition, and accordingly, disni ;sal of the same is prayed for

4. I have perused the material available on record

5. The essence of the petitioner's grievance is thzl respondent Nos. 1 to 3 have not taken steps to complete the investigatic n in F.l.R. No. 2'12 of 2018. However, as reported by the learned As r istant Government I J N'TR,/ IV.P. No. 1t79E of 2018 Pleader for Home, during the pendency of this petition, the parties have amicably resolved their disputes before the Lok Adalat, and the offences have been formally compounded by the competent Magistrate. ln view of the said subsequent development, it is evident that the cause of action in this writ petition no longer survives 6 Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed SD/. M, JAWAHAR REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR I //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, One CC to SRl. SIVA SANKARA RAO BORRA' Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP FOR HOME ,High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad 2

3. Two CD Copies DAN PVL HIGH COURT DATED:0311212025 ORDER WP.No.41798 of 2018 ) o IN (9 \ -t t t OF. I lE s ,' ,o 20tt (nr' s9... \ * HEC) DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITION AS INFRUCTUOUS WITHOUT COSTS *R\d C Nn*

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