1 APHC010317762025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 16637/2025 Between: 1. SODISETTY KAMESWARA RAO, S/O. VENKATESWARLU, AGED 40 YEARS R/O. 36-70, BALIJAPALEM, ADDANKI, BAPATIA DISTRICT - 523201. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS VELAGAPUDI VILLAGE, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PALNADU DISTRICT 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICE, CHILAKALURIPET RURAL POLICE STATION CHILAKALURIPET, PALNADU DISTRICT. 4. DHARMAVARAPU BHARGAVI, D/O. RAMANJANEYULU, AGED 21 YEARS, R/O. 36-63, GURAKAYAPALEM, ADDANKI, BAPATIA DISTRICT - 523201. ...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 grant an order, direction or writ, more so in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the high-handed the action of the 3rd Respondent in interfering with the civil and matrimonial disputes involving the Petitioner and 2 4th Respondent, threatening the Petitioner with criminal cases and harassing them by calling them to the police station without any legal authority as illegal, high handed, arbitrary and violation of fundamental rights guaranteed to the Petitioner under Articles 14, 21 and 300A of Constitution of India with a consequential direction to the Respondents to not to threaten and interfere with the civil and matrimonial disputes between the Petitioner and the 4th Respondent by calling the Petitioner to the Police Station except in accordance with law and pass such other order or orders. IA 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 Respondents No.3 and other policemen to not to threaten and interfere with the civil and matrimonial disputes between the Petitioner and the 4th Respondent by calling the Petitioner to the Police Station except in accordance with law and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. ARUN SHOWRI G Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, appearing for the respondents 1 to 3. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner has filed divorce petition against respondent No.4, which is pending before the trial Court. Police are calling them to the police station unnecessarily and threatening them to lodge false cases. 3 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that police have called the petitioner to the police station on the complaint made by respondent No.4 for the offence punishable under Section 498A IPC, for family counselling. Except that, the police have not called the petitioner for any other purpose. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that recording the same, the writ petition may be disposed of and let there be a direction to the police to proceed according to law and do not call the petitioner to the police station. 5. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 14.07.2025 ARR 4 186 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 16637/2025 Dt.14.07.2025 ARR