Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/25816/2023 of THE BRANCH MANAGER/FOREMAN Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh, on 28 September 2026
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APHC010498442023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE 29th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM
WRIT PETITION NO: 25816 OF 2023
Between:
1. THE BRANCH MANAGER/FOREMAN, GUMMADAPU SURENDRA, S/O.
RAMACHANDRA
RAO,
AGED
52,
CHIRALA
BRANCH,
MARGADARSI CHIT FUNDS PVT. LTD., CHIRALA, BAPATLA
DISTRICT.
2. MARGADARSI
CHIT
FUNDS
PVT.
LTD.,,
A
COMPANY
INCORPORATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES
ACT, 1956, REP. BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY, GUMMADAPU
SURENDRA, SIO. RAMACHANDRA RAO, AGED 52, BRANCH
MANAGER, CHIRALA BRANCH, CHIRALA, BAPATLA DISTRICT.
...PETITIONER(S)
AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, HOME DEPARTMENT, REP.
BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI.
2. THE
SUPERINTENDENT
OF
POLICE,
BAPATLA,
BAPATLA
DISTRICT.
3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHIRALA I TOWN POLICE STATION, BAPATLA DISTRICT.
4. THE AXIS BANK LTD, REP. BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER, CHIRALA
BRANCH, CHIRALA, BAPATLA DISTRICT.
5. THE BRANCH MANAGER, THE AXIS BANK LTD., CHIRALA
BRANCH, CHIRALA, BAPATLA DISTRICT.
...RESPONDENT(S):
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, impugning the action of the 3rd respondent Inspector of Police and 4th and 5th respondents Axis Bank in freezing the bank accounts of the petitioners Margadarsi Chit Funds Pvt. Ltd., Chirala Branch, vide Account Nos. (1) 917020029774550, (2) 917020029775126 and (3)
917020029775142 of Axis Bank, Chirala Branch in connection with Crime No.
283 of 2023 of Chirala I Town Police Station, Bapatla District by issuing a notice U/s. 102 Cr.P.C. as the same is contrary to law, illegal, arbitrary, against the principles of natural justice and without jurisdiction or authority and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023
Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to de-freeze the accounts of the petitioners Margadarsi Chit Funds Pvt.
Ltd.,
Chirala
Branch,
vide
Account
Nos.
917020029774550, (2) 917020029775126 and (3) 917020029775142 of Axis Bank, Chirala Branch by suspending the undated notice issued U/s. 102
Cr.P.C. by the 3rd respondent, Inspector of Police in connection with Crime No. 283 of 2023 of Chirala I Town Police Station, Bapatla District, pending disposal of the writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S):
1. P SAI SURYA TEJA
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR HOME
The Court made the following:
HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM
WRIT PETITION NO: 25816 OF 2023
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ORDER:
Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that they have filed a memo stating that the proceedings in crime No.283 of 2023 of Chirala I Town Police Station are closed and the cause in the writ petition does not survive. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that this Writ Petition may be dismissed as infructuous.
2. Recorded the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners. Memo shall form part of the record.
3. In the result, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs.
As a sequel thereto, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.
_____________________ SUNITHA GANDHAM, J
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