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2025 DAILYLAW 25347 (AP)

MANCHALA SURESH v. THE STATE OF AP

WP/23898/2020 · 2025-09-02

Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa

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APHC010358512020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION Between: 1. MANCHALA SURESH, Son of Raja Rao, Aged 47 years, Occ. Labourer, Rio D.No. 18-78-10/6, SC Elementary School Centre, Kuddush Nagar, Kedareswarapet, Vijayawadda Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. 1. THE STATE OF AP, Rep., by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Krishna District. 3. The Station Officers, Satyanarayanapuram Police Station. Vijayawada, Krishna District. 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 pleased to grant an order or direction or writ, more so in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No. 3 in interfering with life and liberty of petitioner and calling petitioner to police station regularly without there being any compliant or proceedings pending against him as illegal, arbitrary, highhanded, apart IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 23898 OF 2020 1. MANCHALA SURESH, Son of Raja Rao, Aged 47 years, Occ. Labourer, 10/6, SC Elementary School Centre, Kuddush Nagar, Kedareswarapet, Vijayawadda Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. ...Petitioner AND OF AP, Rep., by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Krishna District. 3. The Station Officers, Satyanarayanapuram Police Station. Vijayawada, ...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 grant an order or direction or writ, more so in the nature eclaring the action of the respondent No. 3 in interfering with life and liberty of petitioner and calling petitioner to police station regularly without there being any compliant or proceedings pending against him as illegal, arbitrary, highhanded, apart from being violate of article 14, 19 and 21 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 1. MANCHALA SURESH, Son of Raja Rao, Aged 47 years, Occ. Labourer, 10/6, SC Elementary School Centre, Kuddush Nagar, ...Petitioner OF AP, Rep., by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, 3. The Station Officers, Satyanarayanapuram Police Station. Vijayawada, ...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 grant an order or direction or writ, more so in the nature eclaring the action of the respondent No. 3 in interfering with life and liberty of petitioner and calling petitioner to police station regularly without there being any compliant or proceedings pending against him as from being violate of article 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No. 3 to not to interfere with life and liberty of petitioner, except with due procedure of law and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: Dr.POTHARAJU VENKATESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 23898 OF 2020 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “....pleased to grant an order or direction or writ, more so in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No. 3 in interfering with life and liberty of petitioner and calling petitioner to police station regularly without there being any compliant or proceedings pending against him as illegal, arbitrary, highhanded, apart from being violate of article 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No. 3 to not to interfere with life and liberty of petitioner, except with due procedure of law and pass..” 2. None represented for the petitioner. 3. Sri V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, would submit that in the light of the interim orders dated 15.12.2020, no further orders are required to be passed in this matter. 4. As can be seen from the interim order dated 15.12.2020, this Court directed the respondent police officials not to summon the petitioner to the police station without there being any case registered against him. 5. In that view, this 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:03.09.2025 KKV HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.23898 of 2020 Dt.03.09.2025 KKV