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DEVARAPALLI ANANTHA LAKSHMI v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

WP/18182/2024 · 2026-08-30

Maheswara Rao Kuncheam

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APHC010356132024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE 31 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 18182/2024 Between: 1. DEVARAPALLI ANANTHA LAKSHMI, W/O. VIJAYA BHASKAR, AGED 34 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. ARA N.G.AGRAHARAM ROAD, 2. NAMALA SELVA RAJ, BUSINESS, R/O. ARAVA COLONY, N.G.AGRAHARAM ROAD, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNT 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT AT ONGOLE. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, II TOWN POLICE STATION, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 4. MALLIBOYINA BHARGAVI, D/O. VENKATESWARLU, 35 YEARS, R/O. 1ST FLOOR, GOPAL DISTRICT. 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 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE 31st DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 18182/2024 DEVARAPALLI ANANTHA LAKSHMI, W/O. VIJAYA BHASKAR, AGED 34 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. ARAVA COLONY, N.G.AGRAHARAM ROAD, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. RAJ, S/O. KANAKA RAJU, AGED 30 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. ARAVA COLONY, N.G.AGRAHARAM ROAD, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT AT THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, II TOWN POLICE STATION, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. BHARGAVI, D/O. VENKATESWARLU, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O. 1ST FLOOR, GOPAL NAGAR, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM ...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 sue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3504] THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM DEVARAPALLI ANANTHA LAKSHMI, W/O. VIJAYA BHASKAR, AGED VA COLONY, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 30 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. ARAVA COLONY, N.G.AGRAHARAM ROAD, ...PETITIONER(S) THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT UR DISTRICT. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT AT THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, II TOWN POLICE STATION, AGED ABOUT NAGAR, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM ...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 particularly one in the nature of 2 MRK,J W.P.No.18182 of 2024 WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring action of respondents, particularly 3rd respondent in repeatedly sending his police constables to petitioners house and business premises creating severe threat to them and insisting the petitioners to appear before their authority and harassing them to tell whereabouts of 4th respondent under threat of implicating them in false criminal cases, if they do not surrender 4th respondent to their custody, as illegal, irregular, without any authority of law and violative of provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and offends Articles 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere in any manner with petitioners life and liberty and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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, particularly 3rd respondent not to pay domiciliary visits to the petitioners houses and business premises nor insist the petitioners to attend before his authority, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. ANANDA KUMAR VEJANDLA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 3 MRK,J W.P.No.18182 of 2024 The Court made the following Order: Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Writ Petition. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J Dated: 31.08.2026 MDP