APHC010182982020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 11711/2020 Between: 1. MUPPANENI RAVI KUMAR, FATHER NAME LATE M.VENKATA NARAYANA AGE 54 ADDRESS DOOR NO.13-103, HEAD POST OFFICE BAZAR, GANNAVARAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ADDRESS REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (HOME DEPARTMENT) SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI VILLAGE, AMARAVATI 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE VIJAYAWADA CITY, ADDRESS VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, , GANNAVARAM POLICE STATION ADDRESS GANNAVARAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. K SRINIVASA RAO, ADDRESS INSPECTOR OF POLICE GANNAVARAM POLICE STATION, GANNAVARAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 5. VALLABHANENI VAMSI MOHAN, ADDRESS MLA., GANNAVARAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. GANNAVARAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT-521101 6. OLUPALLI MOHANA RANGA RAO, ADDRESS ISLAMPETA GANNAVARAM VILLAGE, POST AND MANDAL KRISHNA DISTRICT-521101. ...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 Declaring the action of the Respondent Police (a) in trying to register Crime/FIR against the Petitioner on the same cause forming the basis for the earlier Complaint, dated 16/09/2019 or similar complaints lodged by the Respondent MLA or the Sixth Respondent or anyone based on the posts allegedly circulated by the Petitioner in social media including Facebook, Whats App, Twitter, 2 Instagram, etc., which do not attract any offenses under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 or the Information Technology Act, 2000 (b) in trying to open a Rowdy Sheet against the Petitioner contrary to the rules contained in the Police Manual/Standing Orders (c) in calling the Petitioner to the Police Station and detaining him without there being any Crime/ FIR registered being illegal, unlawful, arbitrary, without jurisdiction, vitiated by bias, violative of Articles 14, 21 and 22 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondent Police not to call the Petitioner to the police station without any case registered and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M R K CHAKRAVARTHY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. Y.NAGI REDDY (APSPDCL) 2. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioner seeking indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “....to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS Declaring the action of the Respondent Police (a) in trying to register Crime/FIR against the Petitioner on the same cause forming the basis for the earlier Complaint, dated 16/09/2019 or similar complaints lodged by the Respondent MLA or the Sixth Respondent or anyone based on the posts allegedly circulated by the Petitioner in social media including Facebook, Whats App, Twitter, Instagram, etc., which do not attract any offenses under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 or the Information Technology Act, 2000 (b) in trying to open a Rowdy Sheet against the Petitioner contrary to the rules contained in the Police Manual/Standing Orders (c) in calling the Petitioner to the Police Station and detaining him without there being any Crime/ FIR registered being illegal, unlawful, arbitrary, without jurisdiction, vitiated by bias, violative of Articles 14, 21 and 22 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondent Police not to call the Petitioner to the police station without any case registered and pass ...” Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home on instructions would submit that in the light of the interim order passed by this Court on 23.07.2020 , no further orders are necessary in this Writ Petition. 3 Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that recording the said submission, this Writ Petition may be disposed of. In that view, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Writ Petition No. 11711 of 2020 04.09.2025 Mjl /*