APHC010370692020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 24682/2020 Between: 1. VELURI TIRUPATI REDDY,, S/O. LAKSHMA REDDY, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, OCC- RETIRE EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 1-397/1, GANNAVARAM ROAD, OPP- BUS STAND, AGIRIPALLI, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 5211211. 2. VELURI SRINIVASA REDDY,, S/O. VELURI TIRUPATI REDDY, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC- BESINESS, R/O. D.NO. 1- 98, VIDYANAGAR, SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, GANNAVARAM ROAD, OPP- BUS STAND, AGIRIPALLI, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 521101. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522502. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA REGION, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA REGION, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA REGION, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 6. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, GANNAVARAM POLICE STATION, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. CH VENKAT RAMAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2 The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... a Writ of Mandamus declaring the acts, deeds and things of the Respondents and their subordinates, by calling them to the Police Station and confining hours together without any F.I.R. pending against them and without following the due process of law, even though there is no any cognizable offence committed by the Petitioners and interfering the Petitioners' day to day life, which is nothing but illegal, irregular, arbitrary, un-constitutional and exceeding the jurisdiction conferred with them under the Criminal Procedure Code or any law for time being in force and is violation of Article 14, 19, 21 of Constitution of India and also the law laid down by this Hon'ble Apex Court.” 2. Sri Ch.Venkat Raman, learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that Police are repeatedly calling the Petitioners to the Police Station and are confining them hours together without there being any case registered agaisnt them. 3. Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, would submit that the Police are not calling the Petitioners to the Police Station. 4. Considering the submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Police not to call the Petitioners to the Police Station, in the absence of any crime registered against them. 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:28.08.2025 Dinesh 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.24682 of 2020 Dt.28.08.2025 Dinesh