APHC010384442025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY,THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 19935/2025 Between: 1. K RAMAMURTHY, S/O K AKKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC PVT EMPLOYEE, R/O NO.53, NATURE CITY, OPP. THE CREEK PLANET SCHOOL MERCURY CAMPUS, BOWRAMPET, TELANGANA 500043. 2. K NIVEDITHA, W/O K RAMAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/O NO.53, NATURE CITY, OPP. THE CREEK PLANET SCHOOL MERCURY CAMPUS, BOWRAMPET, TELANGANA 500043. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, 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. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, II TOWN POLICE STATION, ANANTAPUR, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-518002. 5. SANKARA KAVITHA, W/O ROHIT SAI GANESH, R/O FLAT NO. C40, DWARAKA VILLAS, KALYANDURGAM ROAD, ANANTAPUR, 2 ANANTAPUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...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 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 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 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 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 pass.…” 2. Heard Sri M.Venkata Mohan Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the police are calling the petitioners to the police station without there being any case registered against them. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would on written instructions submit that a case in Crime No.75 for the offence punishable under Sections 85, 351(2) r/w 3(5) BNS and 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act has been registered against the petitioners on the complaint made by the 5th respondent. 5. Considering the submissions made, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATAJYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 01.08.2025 MH 4 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 108 WRIT PETITION NO: 19935/2025 Dt.01.08.2025 MH