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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
Y.LAKSHMANA RAO
Alladi Punna Rao – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. filing of multiple firs for same incident. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments against multiple firs for similar transactions. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. government's defense and maintenance of distinct firs. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 4. court's observations on procedural error in multiple firs. (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 5. transfer of cases for unified investigation. (Para 12 , 13 , 14) |
ORDER :
1. The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:-
“…to issue any vmt or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in registering multiple firs with regard to the same incident and registering FIR.No.166 of 2025 dt. 22.04.2025 on the file of Duwada Police Station Visakhapatnam and FIR No.85 of 2025 dt.01.05.2025 on the file of Dwaraka Police Station Visakhapatnam as illegal arbitrary and violative of articles 14, 20 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently quash the FIRs against the petitioner including FIR No.166 of 2025 dt.22.04.2025 on the file of Duwada Police Station Visakhapatnam and transfer all other complaints against Sneha Mutually Aided Cooperative Society Ltd SNEH
The registration of multiple FIRs for the same incident violates principles established by the Supreme Court, asserting they are impermissible under Article 21 and an abuse of process.
Multiple FIRs arising from the same transaction are impermissible and must be consolidated for a fair investigation.
Point of law: scope of doctrine of double jeopardy, observing that “in order to attract the provisions of Article 20(2) of the Constitution, there must have been both prosecution and punishment in re....
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