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PIDIYALA BUJJI BABU v. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER

WP/14770/2025 · 2025-06-23

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 14770 OF 2Q2fi Between: Pidiyala Bujji Babu, S/o.Mohan Babu, Aged about 40 years, Occ: Pastor, R/o.Jujjuru Village and Mandal, NTR District. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The Station House Officer, Veerulapadu Police Station, NTR District. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 3. Gudise Anil, Sub-Inspector of Police, Veerulapadu Police Station, NTR District. ...RESPONDENTS 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 to declare the action of the Respondent No.1 in orally summoning the Petitioner to the Police on every Sunday on the ground of pendency of the Rowdy Sheet against the Petitioner in the 1 Respondent Police and disturbing the personal of the Petitioner without following due process of law as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to Police Standing Order No.601 and in violation of Article 14 & 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondent No.1 not to summon the Petitioner to the 1st Respondent Police Station on the ground of pendency St of the Rowdy Sheet and not to disturb the personal liberty of the Petitioner by using coercive methods without following due process of law in the interest of justice. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 Respondent No.1 not to summon the Petitioner to the Police Station on every Sunday on the ground of pendency of the rowdy sheet against the Petitioner pending disposal of the writ petition in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010277062025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] 0ir?:S TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 14770/2025 Between: Pidiyala Bujji Babu ...PETITIONER AND The Station House Officer and Others ...RESPONDENT{S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent{S): 1.GP FOR HOME 2 The Court made the following Order: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, appearing for the respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent is summoning the petitioner to the police station on every Sunday on the ground that the rowdy sheet against the petitioner is pending and disturbing the peace of the petitioner, without following due process of law. Considering the submissions, the 1®* respondent is hereby directed not to disturb the peace of the petitioner, without following due process of law. It is also made clear that the petitioner may be summoned to 2. 3. the police station if he is required with regard to the pending rowdy sheet against the petitioner. 4. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 5. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGiSTPvAR //TRUE COPY// To, SECTION OFFICER 1. The Station House Officer, Veerulapadu Police Station, NTR District. 2. The Prindpal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi Amaravathi, Guntur District. a - Sub-Inspector of Police, Veerulapadu Police Station NTR District. 4. One CC to Sri P Nagendra Reddy Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to GP for Home, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 6. Three CD Copies TF HIGH COURT DATED:24/06/2025 ORDER WP.No.14770 of 2025 ANQg:^ g( 0 2JUL 2025 rrentSectigiixCJ Co s>. DISPOSING OF THE W.P., WITHOUT COSTS