A writ petition challenging police inaction in registering an FIR is rendered infructuous and the grievance is considered redressed once the police register the FIR and commence the investigation.

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed praying this Court to declare the inaction of the respondents in registered F.I.R., pursuant to the complaint, dated 22.11.2025, submitted by the petitioner, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India apart from being contrary to the scheme envisaged under Sections 30 and 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and clear violation of the law laid down by the Hon’ble ApexCourt in Lalitha Kumari v. State of Uttar Pradesh , (2014) 2 SCC 1 and consequently, prayed for other appropriate reliefs.

2. Heard Sri B.Balaiah, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri M.Srinivas, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the official respondents and with their consent, this writ petition is being taken up for disposal at the admission stage.

3. The grievance of the petitioner is that although a complaint was lodged on 22.11.2025 seeking action against the unofficial respondents, the respondent-police did not take any action on the said complaint.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the official respondents, on instructions, would submit that initially the petitioner has sent a complaint, dated 22.11.2025 through registered post to respondent No.2 and subsequently, he had approached respondent No.3 and lodged another complaint, dated 19.02.2026 on the same set of facts. Pursuant to the complaint, dated 19.02.2025, a case in Crime No.181 of 2026 was registered against respondent No.6 for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 468 and 471 of I.P.C. and investigation is under progress. Stating so, he would submit that, nothing would subsist in this writ petition and prays this Court to dismiss the writ petition.

5. When a query was raised by this Court regarding the registration of the F.I.R. under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code, he submits that since the date of the offence related to the month of August 2023, the respondent police have registered the crime for offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 468, and 471 of the I.P.C. He would further submit that the relevant sections of law may be altered at the time of filing the final report.

6. In view of the said submissions and as the respondents-police, acting on the complaint submitted by the petitioner, have already registered a case in Crime No.181 of 2026 and the investigation is in progress, the grievance of the petitioner stands redressed. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs.

As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.