APHC010433802025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 22530/2025 Between: 1. BALUSUPATI VIJAYA KUMAR,, S/O BHASKAR, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OCC- PRIVATE EMPLOYEE, R/O KONDEPALLI VILLAGE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, A.P.SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR, MARKAPURAM CIRCLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MARKAPURAM RURAL POLICE STATION, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 6. GAYAM VENKAT REDDY, S/O PITCHI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/O MALYAVANTHUNIPADU VILLAGE, MARKAPUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRITCT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 7. GAYAM SRINIVASA REDDY, S/O PITCHI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC- CONSTABLE, R/O MALYAVANTHUNIPADU VILLAGE, MARKAPUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRITCT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. TURAGA SAI SURYA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 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 respondents No 4 and 5 in interfering with the petitioners life and liberty and harassing 2 him to pay an amount of Rs 22 00 000/ Twenty Two Lakh Rupees only on the behest of the unofficial respondents is highly illegal an arbitrary exercise of power unjust without jurisdiction and in violation of Articles 14 19 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with petitioners life and liberty” 2. Heard Sri T.Sai Surya, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would submit that a case in Crime No.99 of 2025 has been registered against the petitioner for the offence under Section 420 IPC. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the police are insisting the petitioner to pay Rs.22,00,000/- to the unofficial respondents and they are interfering in the civil disputes between the parties. 5. In that view, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the police are directed not to interfere in the civil disputes between the parties and further directed to follow due process in accordance with law regarding the crime registered against the petitioner. 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:08.09.2025 Asr 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.22530 of 2025 Dt.08.09.2025 Asr