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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 21737 OF 2025 Between:
1. BALINA NAGAMANI, W/o. Ratala Raju, Aged 43 Years, Occ Housewife, R/o. Vallampatia Village T Narsapuram Mandal, Eluru District, Erstwhile West Godavari District. 2. Rokkam Jaya Lakshmi, , W/o. Satyanarayana, Aged 6 Housewife, R/o Medinaravupalem Village Denduluru Mandal, Eluru District, Erstwhile West Godavari District. 3. . Jampala Venkata Ramana,, W/o. Naga Raju, Aged 61 years, Occ Housewife, R/o. Adamilli Village, Kamavarapukota Mandal, Eluru Dist Erstwhile West Godavari District. 4. Pamarthi Rama Devi,, W/o. Satyanarayana, Aged 48 years,Occ Housewife, R/o Guntupalli Village Kamavarapukota Mandal, Eluru District, Erstwhile West Godavari District. 5. . Morla Chinna,, W/o. Srinivasa Rao, Ag Guntupalli Village Kamavarapukota Mandal, Eluru District, Erstwhile West Godavari District. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA PETITION NO: 21737 OF 2025
1. BALINA NAGAMANI, W/o. Ratala Raju, Aged 43 Years, Occ Housewife, R/o. Vallampatia Village T Narsapuram Mandal, Eluru District, Erstwhile
2. Rokkam Jaya Lakshmi, , W/o. Satyanarayana, Aged 61 years, Occ Housewife, R/o Medinaravupalem Village Denduluru Mandal, Eluru District, Erstwhile West Godavari District. 3. . Jampala Venkata Ramana,, W/o. Naga Raju, Aged 61 years, Occ Housewife, R/o. Adamilli Village, Kamavarapukota Mandal, Eluru Dist Erstwhile West Godavari District. 4. Pamarthi Rama Devi,, W/o. Satyanarayana, Aged 48 years,Occ Housewife, R/o Guntupalli Village Kamavarapukota Mandal, Eluru District, Erstwhile West Godavari District. 5. . Morla Chinna,, W/o. Srinivasa Rao, Aged 42 years, Occ Housewife, R/o Guntupalli Village Kamavarapukota Mandal, Eluru District, Erstwhile West ...Petitioners AND IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
1. BALINA NAGAMANI, W/o. Ratala Raju, Aged 43 Years, Occ Housewife, R/o. Vallampatia Village T Narsapuram Mandal, Eluru District, Erstwhile 1 years, Occ Housewife, R/o Medinaravupalem Village Denduluru Mandal, Eluru District,
3. . Jampala Venkata Ramana,, W/o. Naga Raju, Aged 61 years, Occ Housewife, R/o. Adamilli Village, Kamavarapukota Mandal, Eluru District,
4. Pamarthi Rama Devi,, W/o. Satyanarayana, Aged 48 years,Occ Housewife, R/o Guntupalli Village Kamavarapukota Mandal, Eluru District, ed 42 years, Occ Housewife, R/o Guntupalli Village Kamavarapukota Mandal, Eluru District, Erstwhile West ...Petitioners
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THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep.by its principal Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Director General of Police, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Mangalagiri, Guntur District. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Eluru District at Eluru, Erstwhile West Godavari District. 4. The SubDivisional Police Officer SDPO, Jangareddygudem, Eluru District, Erstwhile West Godavari District. 5. The Circle Inspector, Jangareddygudem, Eluru District, Erstwhile West Godavari District. 6. The Station House Officer, Tadikalapudi Police Station, Tadikalapudi Mandal Eluru District, Erstwhile West Godavari District. 7. P Chennarao, , S/o. Unknown, aged about 40 years. Working as Sub- Inspector of Police at Tadikalapudi Police- Station, Eluru District, Erstwhile West Godavari District. 8. Vemula Varalakshmi, , W/o. Prasad, aged 26 years, Occ Cultivation, R/o. Ravikampadu Village, Kamavarapukota Mandal, Eluru District, Erstwhile West Godavari District. 9. Veeranki Peddayya, S/o. Nagaiah, aged 83 years, Occ Cultivation, R/o. Narayanapuram Village, H/o. Uppalapadu Village, H/o. Kamavarapukota Mandal Eluru District, Erstwhile West Godavari District. ...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 pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of Respondents,
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particularly Respondent No. 6 and his subordinates at the instance of Respondent No. 8, in interfering with Petitioners personal liberty and insisting them to handover their agricultural landed property admeasuring Ac. 1.17 Cents (1/5th Shares each) covered by Sy.
No.336 of Ravikampadu Revenue Village, Kamavarapukota Mandal of Eluru District, Erstwhile West Godavari District to the Respondent, as illegal, irregular, irrational, without any authority or sanction of law and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-Aof the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 8th Respondents particularly 6th Respondent and his subordinates not to interfere in any manner with Petitioners possession over their said property 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 pleased direct the Respondent No. 6 and his subordinates not to interfere in any manner with Petitioners’ personal life liberty and peaceful possession over their agricultural landed property admeasuring Ac.1.17 Cents (1/5th Shares each) covered by Sy. No.336 of Ravikampadu Revenue Village, Kamavarapukota Mandal of Eluru District, Erstwhile West Godavari District, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: PALA KARTHI KIRAN Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order:
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THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 21737 OF 2025
ORDER:
This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for:
“…pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of Respondents, particularly Respondent No. 6 and his subordinates at the instance of Respondent No. 8, in interfering with Petitioners personal liberty and insisting them to handover their agricultural landed property admeasuring Ac. 1.17 Cents (1/5th Shares each) covered by Sy. No.336 of Ravikampadu Revenue Village, Kamavarapukota Mandal of Eluru District, Erstwhile West Godavari District to the Respondent, as illegal, irregular, irrational, without any authority or sanction of law and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300- Aof the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 8th Respondents particularly 6th Respondent and his subordinates not to interfere in any manner with Petitioners possession over their said property and pass …”
2. Heard Sri Mr.Pala Karthi Kiran, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that though a crime has been registered against the petitioner, under the guise of investigation the police are calling the petitioner to the police station and interfering in the civil dispute, insisting that the petitioner to withdraw the civil suit.
4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that there is a civil dispute between the petitioner and the unofficial respondent. In respect of the same, on 19.07.2025, the police received a Hospital Intimation of V.Prasad and B.Nagamani. Basing on
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the same, the respondent-police recorded the statement of V.Prasad and registered a case in Cr.No.178 of 2025 for the offence punishable U/Section 329 (3), 324(4), 118 (1) r/w 3(5) of BNS dated 24.07.2025 registered against the accused Nos.1 to 9. The investigation is in progress and some more witnesses are yet to be examined. It is further submitted that respondent police have never interfered into the civil disputes of the petitioners, and the crime was registered only basing on the MLC intimation.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that recording the same, the petition may be disposed of.
5. Recording the above said submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the respondent-police are directed not to call the petitioner to the police station to insist him for withdrawal of the civil case. The police are further directed to follow the due process of law to call the petitioner to the police station relating to the crime registered. 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 21.08.2025 KKV
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THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
WRIT PETITION NO: 21737 OF 2025 21.08.2025
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