1 APHC010293952017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3207] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND WRIT PETITION NO: 10155/2017 Between: 1. MENDRAGUNTI NAGALAKSHMI, W/O. UTTAM KUMAR,, OCC: COOLIE, R/O. DOOR NO. 9-259 B, STUVARTPURAM, VRUKSHANAGAR, STUVARTPURAM, BAPATLA MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL GUNTUR GUNTUR DISTRICT, - 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE RURAL GUNTUR DISTRICT AT GUNTUR, - 4. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE BAPATLA GUNTUR DISTRICT, - 5. INSPECTOR OF POLICE BAPATLA CIRCLE GUNTUR DISTRICT, - 6. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE KARLAPALEM POLICE STATION, GUNTUR DISTRICT, IN CHARGE OF VEDULLAPALLI POLICE STATION, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 toto issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS directing the action of the respondents 3 to 5 in making efforts to encounter the petitioner's husband by name Mendragunti Uttam Kumar @ M. Kumar (a) Uthi, S/o. Chittibabu, who is implicated in Crime No. 3 of 2017 of 6th respondent Police Station and making efforts to record the forcible confession statements is illegal, irregular and without jurisdiction and consequently direct the respondents not to harass the petitioner's husband and not to record forcible confessional statements and not to interfere in any manner with personal life, liberty and properties of her husband and if any contrary is happened as aforesaid make the respondents liable IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP 12577 OF 2017 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 1 to 3 to arrange the police personnel for the petitioner's husband attendance before the court outside circle of the 5th respondent's circle, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NAGA PRAVEEN VANKAYALAPATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND WRIT PETITION NO.10155 OF 2017 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in view of the subsequent developments happened during pendency of this Writ Petition, nothing survives in this Writ Petition for further adjudication and sought to dismiss the Writ Petition as infructuous. 2. Considering the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. 3. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this case shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND Dated: 23.04.2026 TM 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND WRIT PETITION NO: 10155 of 2017 Dated: 23.04.2026 TM