Andhra Pradesh High Court – Amravati
Meka Venkata Rami Reddy vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh on 20 June, 2025
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
MAIN CASE No: W.P.No.14854 of 2025
PROCEEDING SHEET
SL. OFFICE
No. DATE ORDER NOTE
01. 20.06.2025 HN, J
The learned counsel for the petitioner
submits that the petitioner is arraigned as
an accused in as many as 9 crimes,
alleging various offences arising from social
medial postings. It is submitted that the
initial FIR, covering various postings
allegedly made by the petitioner, has been
lodged before the Tadepalli Police Station,
Guntur District in Crime No.500 of 2024
registered on 03.11.2024. It is further
submitted that complainants from different
parts of the State have filed different
complaints on the same postings, alleging
the commission of various crimes, and as a
result, the petitioner is facing as many as 9
cases before various jurisdictional police
stations.
The learned counsel appearing for
the petitioner submits that the petitioner is
suffering due to the said crimes and
contends that the registration of multiple
offences on the same cause of action is not
permissible under law.
Contd..
SL. OFFICE
No. DATE ORDER NOTE
The learned Government Pleader
appearing for the State submits that first
FIR was registered on 03.11.2024, vide
Crime No.500 of 2024, on the file of
Tadepalli Police Station, Guntur District for
the alleged offences under Sections
153 (A), 505 IPC and 67 ITA-2000-2008.
The respondents are hereby directed
to investigate Crime No.500 of 2024, and
there shall be stay of all further proceedings
in the other crimes registered against the
petitioner. The complaints therein may be
treated as statements under Section 162 of
the Cr.P.C. There shall be a further
direction to the respondents not to register
any additional FIRs against the petitioner on
the same cause of action.
The learned Government Pleader for
Home requests time to file counter-affidavit
Post the matter on 23.07.2025.
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HN,J
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