4 APHC010350552025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PR AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) QMS WEDNESDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 17759 OF 2025 Between: D Nagendra, S/o late Ramanaiah, Aged 34 years, Occ Pvt. Employee, R/o HNO 8-39, Besthapalli Village, Peddaorampadu Post, Obulavaripalli Mandal, Annamayya District. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Home Department,Secretariat, Amaravathi. 2. Superintendent of Police, YSR Kadapa District at Kadapa. 3. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mydukur Division, Kadapa. 4. Sub Inspector of Police, Duvvur Police station, YSR Kadapa District. 5. Potladurthi Rupa, D/o Seshapani Late, Aged 28 years, Occ Housewife, R/o Teachers Colony, Duvvur, YSR Kadapa 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 declaring the action of the Respondent No.3 and 4 in repeatedly calling the petitioner to their office to settle the marital dispute with 5th respondent by paying her Rs.5,00,000/- to her in their police station, as illegal, irregular, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents 3 and 4 not to interfere with the peaceful life and liberty of the petitioner without following due procedure of law and pass. 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 3 and 4 not to interfere with the peaceful life and liberty of the petitioner without following due procedure of law, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: M SOLOMON RAJU Counsel for the Respondents No.1 to 4: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent No.5: None appeared The Court made the following order: 1 APHC010350552025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA \ WRIT PETITION NO: 17759/2025 Between: 1.D NAGENDRA, S/0 LATE RAMANAIAH, AGED 34 YEARS, OCC PVT. EMPLOYEE, R/0 HNO 8-39, BESTHAPALLI VILLAGE, PEDDAORAMPADU POST, OBULAVARIPALLI MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI. 2.SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT AT KADAPA. 3.DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MYDUKUR DIVISION KADAPA. 4.SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, DUVVUR POLICE STATION, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 5.POTLADURTHI RUPA, D/0 SESHAPANI LATE, AGED 28 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/0 TEACHERS COLONY, DUVVUR, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. ...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 * 2 pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No.3 and 4 in repeatedly calling the petitioner to their office to settle the marital dispute with 5th respondent by paying her Rs.5,00,000/- to her in their police station, as illegal, irregular, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents 3 and 4 not to interfere with the peaceful life and liberty of the petitioner without following due procedure of law and pass 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 Respondents 3 and 4 not to interfere with the peaceful life and liberty of the petitioner without following due procedure of law, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.M SOLOMON RAJU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR HOME 3 I 5?:. DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA ^ THE HONOURABLE WRIT PETITION NO: 17759/2025 7 ORDER; under Article 226 of Constitution of India with This Writ Petition is filed the following prayer for; “ pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No.3 and 4 in repeatedly calling the petitioner to their office to settle the marital dispute with 5th respondent by paying her Rs 5 00 000/- to her in their police station, as illegai, irregular, arbitrary and violative of Articlee 14 and 21 of Constitution of Ma and consequently direct the Respondents 3 and 4 not to interfere with the peaceful life and liberty of the petitioner without following due procedure of law and pass... \ \ Heard Sri M. Solomon Raju, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Government Pleader for Home for the 2. Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Sri respondents. would submit that the Police are Learned counsel for the petitioner matrimonial dispute and directing the petitioner to settle the 3. interfering in the issue with the wife i.e., the respondent No.5 herein. Pleader for Home upon written Learned Assistant Government instructions would submit that basing on respondent No.5, a crime has offences punishable under Sections Dowry Prohibition Act of Duvvur P.S., YSR Kadapa District against the 4. the complaint made by the been registered vide Cr.No.143 of 2025 for the 85 r/w 3(5) of BNS & Sections 3 & 4 of petitioner and five others. 4 Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that recording the same, the petition may be disposed of. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to 5. 6. costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- B. PRASADA RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Home Department,Secretariat, Amaravathi. 2. The Superintendent of Police, YSR Kadapa District at Kadapa. 3. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mydukur Division, Kadapa. 4. The Sub Inspector of Police, Duvvur Police station, YSR Kadapa District. 5. One CC to Sri M Solomon Raju, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP for HOME, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 7. Two CD Copies vna HIGH COURT DATED:16/07/2025 ORDER WP NO. 17759 OF 2025 cos-re^"^° petition without