WP/33197/2023 of SHAMSHAD BEGUM Vs UNION OF INDIA on 30 November 2025

APHC010644212023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

WRIT PETITION NO: 33197/2023

Between:

1. SHAMSHAD BEGUM, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, W/O SYED

YAQBAL

BASHA,

OCC

RETD

PROFESSOR,

OSMANIA

UNIVERSITY,

R/O

13-8-

31/A,

IMAM

KHAN

STREET,

PANDUNMGAPETA, TENALI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P.-522201. .

2. SYED YAQBAL BASHA, , AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, S/O KHASIM, OCC TEACHER R/O 13-8-31/A, IMAM KHAN STREET

PANDURANGAPETA, TENALI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P.-522201.

...PETITIONER(S)

AND

1. UNION OF INDIA, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL. SECRETARY, HOME

DEPARTMENT, MINISTRY OF AFFIARS, J674 PLUS VGV, NORTH

BLOCK, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI, DELHI 110001

2. THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, KENDRIYA

SADAN, 3RD, SULTAN BAZAR RD, BADI CHOWDI, KACHIGUDA, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA 500095.

3. THE ADDITIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CBI / ACB, VISAKHAPATNAM.

...RESPONDENT(S):

JS,J

W.P.No.33197 of 2023

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 a Writ of Mandamus declaring that the inaction of the respondents for not conducting De-nova investigation expeditiously in the sensational murder case of Ayesha Meera following the Judgment dated 29-11-2018 given by the Division Bench of Hon’ble High Court of Hyderabad in WP No.25434 of 2017 in the alleged rape and murder of Miss Ayesha Meera, and regard the distraction of court records in SC

No.34 of 2009 on the file of Mahila Sessions Judge Vijayawada is illegal unjust voilative of Article 21 of Constitution of India and also disobedience of court order and further consequently to direct the 2nd and 3rd respondent to complete the investigation expeditiously within the time granted by the court by filing periodical reports disclosing the progress of the investigation and further to filed final report against the real culprits and to pass pleased to pass urgent orders by directing the 3rd respondent to return back the body parts of Ayesha Meera taken at the time of re-postmortem conducted on 14-04-2019 as promised to enable the parents to hand over the same to their religious community leaders to buried as per customs and to pass

pleased to pass urgent orders directing the respondents 2 and 3 to file the investigation reports and progress of the de-nova investigation till date under FIR in Rc No.18(S)/2018, dated 27.12.2018 into the alleged rape and murder of Ayesha. Meera and regards the investigation of destruction of documents ion Court Custody in SC No.34 of 2009 on the file of Mahila Sessions Judge, Vijayawada and to pass

JS,J

pleased to permit the Petitioner/ CBI to file the Final Report before the Ld.

Court of V Addl. Jr. Civil Judge -cum- V Addl. Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Vijayawada, in RC - 18 (S)/ 2018-CBI, ACB, Visakhapatnam, arising out of Crime No. 477/2007 of Ibrahimpatnam Police Station and pass

pleased to open the sealed cover of final report filed by the respondents in RC.NO:18(S)/2018-CBI/Flyderabad dated 27.12.2018 under section 302

and 376 of Indian Penal Code and in RC.NO: 13(A)/2018-CBI/

Vishakapatnam dated 27.12.2018 to bring to the knowledge of the court the names of the persons for commission of offence for the death of Ayesha Meera to know the real culprits who committed rape and murder of my daughter Ayesha Meera and destructed the court property in Sc 34/2009 in the investigation done by CBI in pursuance of the orders in WP

No 24534/2017 by direct them to furnish the final report copy to the victim/

petitioners directly or through electronic means if it is voluminous as per the procedure prescribed in BNSS

Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. Y KOTESWARA RAO

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. P S P SURESH KUMAR, Spl. Public Prosecutor for CBI

2. JUPUDI V K YAGNADUTT(CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COUNSEL)

This Court made the following:

JS,J

W.P.No.33197 of 2023