1 APHC010381482025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 19264/2025 Between: 1. KORREDDULA RUTHAMMA, W/O DURGA RAO (LATE), AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 8-372, 40 HOUSES, EPURUPALEM VILLAGE, CHIRALA MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 3. THE CENTRAL CRIME STATION C C S, POLICE STATION SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 4. THE S L OF POLICE NELLORE II POLICE STATION, SPSR NELLORE 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 pleased tomay be pleased to issue an appropriate writ or order or a direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents, more particularly the respondents No. 3 and 4 in paying 2 Domiciliary Visits, surveillance and harassing without there being any cases pending against the petitioner and her inmates which is illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the constitution of India and violation of principles of natural justice, consequently direct the respondents No. 3 and 4 not to harass the petitioner in any manner what so ever without following the procedure established by law and to pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAMAKRISHNA AKURATHI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, appearing for the respondents 1 to 4. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that respondents 3 and 4 are harassing the petitioner and her inmates without there being any case pending against them. Learned counsel would further submit that a direction may be given to the respondent-police not to harass the petitioner in any manner. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that the respondent-police particularly the 4th respondent neither went to the petitioner’s house nor harassed the petitioner on 23.06.2025 and 24.07.2025, never abused the petitioner and never called 3 her. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would submit that by recording the same, the petition may be disposed of. 4. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondent-police to follow the procedure according to law and do not call the petitioner to the police station and do not harass her. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 28.07.2025 ARR 4 263 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 19264/2025 Dt.28.07.2025 ARR