APHC010405352025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION No.20869/2025 Between: YALAMANCHILI GANGA PRABHAVATHI, W/O LATE YALAMANCHILI RAMA SUDHAKAR, AGED ABOUT 58 YRS, OCC HOUSE WIFE, D.NO. 8 - 94/3, ENDOWMENT COLONY, KAANURU, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH- 520007. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY TO HOME, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522237. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, D.G.P. OFFICE, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522503. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR, PENAMLURU POLICE CIRCLE, PENAMALURU POLICE STATION,KAANURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 520007. 4. THE SUBINSPECTOR, PENAMALURU POLICE STATION, KAANURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 520007. 5. VEMOORI ROOPESH, S/O VEMOORI NAGESWARA RAO, NO.33, PSN GARDENS, MAHALAKSHMI GRAND VILLA, KARAKAMBADI ROAD , TIRUPATI. 517501. 6. VEMOORI NAGESWARA RAO, NO.33, PSN GARDENS, MAHALAKSHMI GRAND VILLA, KARAKAMBADI ROAD , TIRUPATI. 517501. 7. VEMOORI PUSHPALATHA, W/O VEMOORI NAGESWARA RAO, NO.33, PSN GARDENS, MAHALAKSHMI GRAND VILLA, KARAKAMBADI ROAD , TIRUPATI. 517501. 8. VEMOORI ROJA, D/O VEMOORI NAGESWARA RAO, NO.33, PSN GARDENS, MAHALAKSHMI GRAND VILLA, KARAKAMBADI ROAD , TIRUPATI. 517501. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D KISHORE KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 2 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents No.3 and 4 in receiving the complaint and challenging the competency of the mother in registering a complaint on behalf of my daughter on mental , physical and emotional harassment and repeated acts of cruelty by the way of threat, dowry demand and fixing cameras in a relationship area is as Arbitrary, Illegal, Violation of Natural Justice and violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and violation of Sec.154 (3) of CrPC and consequently direct the respondent No.3 to register the petitioner complaint dated 14.07.2025 as mother is competent to lodge a complaint on behalf of her daughter and investigate the same in accordance with law.” 2. Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that, the daughter of the Petitioner and Respondent No.6, who is the son-in-law of the Petitioner have matrimonial disputes. It is further submitted that, when the Petitioner herein lodged a complaint dated 14.07.2024 with the Police, since the couple is in USA, the SHO, Penamaluru Police Station advised the Petitioner to approach the Police at USA and have not registered the complaint submitted by the Petitioner herein. 3. Sri D.Kishore Kumar, learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 4. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of giving liberty to the Petitioner to work out her remedies before appropriate forum. 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:13.08.2025 Dinesh 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.20869 of 2025 Dt.13.08.2025 Dinesh