APHC010429732025 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: 22013/2025 Between: 1. PATAN RABBANI, S/O NAZEER, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC SUB INSPECTOR, R/O 6-373, VIRUVOORU ROAD, PAMURU VILLAGE AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, A.P. PRESENT ADDRESS RAVIPADU ROAD, NARASARAOPET, PALNADU DISTRICT, A.P. 2. MUDAVATH BALAKRISHNA,, S/O ROOPLA NAIK AGED 38 YEARS, OCC HEAD CONSTABLE R/O PRAJASHAKTI NAGAR, PIDUGURALLA, PALNADU DISTRICT, A.P. 3. DEVALLA VENKATESWARA RAO, , S/O NAGESWARA RAO AGED 48 YEARS, OCC CONSTABLE , R/O H.NO.206, SRI NILAYAM, KALLAM TOWNSHIP, PIDUGURALLA, PALNADU DISTRICT, A.P. 4. SHAIK NAGUR VALI,, S/O SILAR SAHEB, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC HOME GUARD, R/O H.NO.763, VINUKONDA ROAD, BEHIND MASJID KARAMPUDI, PALNADU DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY , PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI GUNTUR DISTRICT AMARAVATHI 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE SUPERINTENDING OF POLICE, PALNADU, PALNADU DISTRICT. ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GURAZALA, PALNADU DISTRICT. ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PIDUGURALLA P.S., PALNADU DISTRICT. 6. P V ANJANEYULU, S/O NOT KNOWN, THEN CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF PIDUGURALLA P.S., NOW WORKING AS C.I., VEMURU CIRCLE, VEMURU, BAPATLA DISTRICT (OLD GUNTUR DISTRICT) ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. PONNEKANTI MALLIKARJUNA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 2 1. GP FOR HOME 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 action of the official respondent No.5 in not providing duty passports to the petitioners in relation to Crime No. 327 of 2023 (Head Man Missing) and Crime No. 329 of 2023 of Piduguralla Police Station, Palnadu District, as illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitutional, and consequently direct the official respondent No.5 to issue the said duty passports forthwith and submit them before this Honourable Court.” 2. Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that while Respondent No.6 holding Diary Charge, Petitioners herein, while leaving the Police Station on account of the duties of Respondent No.6, made an entry in General Diary and as such, the question of issuance of duty passport to the Petitioners does not arise since Petitioner No.1 being the investigating officer can move to anywhere in his own accord for the purpose of investigation. 3. Sri P.Mallikarjuna Rao, learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 4. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of. 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.22013 of 2025 Dt.28.08.2025 Dinesh