APHC010324872025 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. 17396/2025 Between: YAMANA UMA NAGARAJU, S/O. Y. SRINIVASA RAO, AGED 34 YEARS, OCC LABORER, R/O. D.NO. 11-376B, OLD MANGALAGIRI, MANGALAGIRI TOWN AND MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS AT VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, A.P. POLICE HEADQUARTERS AT MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANGALAGIRI TOWN POLICE STATION, MANGALAGIRI TOWN, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 5. THE SUBINSPECTOROF POLICE, MANGALAGIRI TOWN POLICE STATION, MANGALAGIRI TOWN, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 6. ANKAM PRASANTH, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, AGED 30 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 11-441, NCC ROAD, OLD MANGALAGIRI, MANGALAGIRI TOWN, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KURAPATI SATYANARAYANA RAJU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: 2 “.... a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent Nos.4 and 5 in repeatedly calling the petitioner to their police station and high-handedly obtaining three signed unfilled cheques bearing Cheque No. 783901 and 783902 and 783903 of Punjab National bank, Mangalagiri Branch and Four signed unfilled Promissory notes and a signed unfilled Rs.100/-Non- Judicial Stamp by coercing the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary unconstitutional, violative of Article 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India, Consequentially direct Respondent Nos.2 and 3 herein to take action against Respondent Nos.4 and 5 and also not to summon the petitioner.” 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that, basing on the report submitted by Respondent No.4 against the Petitioner, the Petitioner was called to the Police Station for preliminary enquiry, but they have not obtained any signed unfilled pronotes or cheques as alleged. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would further submit that the Petitioner appeared before the Police and submitted that they will settle the issue in the presence of the elders and a document viz., ‘Oppandapatramu’ is also placed on record to that effect. Learned Assistant Government Pleader further submits that, thereafter the Police never called the Petitioner to the Police Station nor obtained any unfilled signed cheques bearing Nos.783901, 783902 and 783903 of Punjab National Bank, Mangalagiri Branch and four unfilled signed promissory notes and a signed unfilled Rs.100/- Non-Judicial Stamp from the Petitioner. 3 3. Sri Kurapati Satyanarayana Raju, learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that, recording the same, the petition may be disposed of. 4. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:14.07.2025 Dinesh 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.17396 of 2025 Dt.14.07.2025 Dinesh