APHC010348442025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 17962/2025 Between: 1. GUTTULA MURALI SAI TEJA, S/O SRINIVASA RAO, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O VILLA NO.2, SUPRAJA HARMONY, AMEENPUR, MIYAPUR, SANGAREDDY DISTRICT, TELANGANA - 502032. CELL NO919885547209 2. GUTTULA CHANDRAKANTHA, W/O SRINIVASULU, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/O H.NO104-4-276, KARTHIKEYA NAGAR, PARVEEN MARBLES BESIDE, MORAMPUDI (RURAL), EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-533107. 3. GUTTULA SRINIVASULU, S/O SURYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, OCCBUSINESS, R/O H.NO104-4-276, KARTHIKEYA NAGAR, PARVEEN MARBLES BESIDE, MORAMPUDI (RURAL), EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-533107. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2 4. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, III TOWN POLICE STATION, KURNOOL, 46/28, BUDHWARPET RD, BUDHAWARA PETA, ALLURI SITARAMA RAJU NAGAR, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 518002. 5. GUTTULA MEKALA SRAVANTHI, . W/O MURALI SAI TEJA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, OCCHOUSEWIFE, R/O H.NO49-50- A48,MADDUR NAGAR, NEAR KAKATIYA SCHOOL, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-518002. ...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 topleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents No.4 in summoning the petitioners to their police station without any registration of crime and threatening petitioners to settle the marital dispute by visiting the petitioners residence as illegal, arbitrary and amounts to abdication of statutory duties cast up on them and also violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents 2 to 4 not to interfere with the life and liberty of the Petitioners unless authorized by the law and also direct the Respondent No.2 to 3 to take stringent action against Respondent No.5 and their staff for threatening petitioners to settle the marital dispute by visiting the petitioners residence pass 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 Pleased to direct the Respondents 2 to 4 not to summon the petitioners to their police station and not to visit the residence unless authorized by law pending disposal of Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. VENKATA MOHAN RAO PATHAKOTA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 3 The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: “….to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents No.4 in summoning the petitioners to their police station without any registration of crime and threatening petitioners to settle the marital dispute by visiting the petitioners residence as illegal, arbitrary and amounts to abdication of statutory duties cast up on them and also violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents 2 to 4 not to interfere with the life and liberty of the Petitioners unless authorized by the law and also direct the Respondent No.2 to 3 to take stringent action against Respondent No.5 and their staff for threatening petitioners to settle the marital dispute by visiting the petitioners residence pass.…” 2. Heard Sri P.Venkata Mohana Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri V.Farook, Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the police are calling the petitioners to the police station without registration of any crime and threatening the petitioners to settle the marital disputes. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader on written instructions would submit that the a case been registered against the petitioners in Cr.No.330 of 2025, for the offences punishable under section 85 r/w 3(5) of BNS & Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and the police visited the house of the petitioners for counselling. 4. Recording the same, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 4 As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATAJYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 25.07.2025 MH 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATAJYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 99 WRIT PETITION NO: 17962/2025 Dt.25.07.2025 MH