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2025 DAILYLAW 35736 (AP)

NEYYALA BHASKARA RAO v. The State of Andhra Pradesh,

WP/29978/2024 · 2025-07-27

Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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APHC010574822024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY present honourable dr justice VENKATA ^(^^gilPilLTION NO: 2QQ7« nc 0B0 ANDHRA PRADESH FIVE jyothirmai pratapa 2024 Between: Neyyala Bhaskara Rao. S/o N.Bhogesh D. No 15-1 Palasa-Kasibugga.Srikakulam District -423,SivajiNagar, ...Petitioner AND 1- The State of Andhra Pradesh rep by its Principal Secretary ’ ^®l3gapudi, Guntur District. Srikakulam District. Home Department, Secretariat buildings 2. The Superintendent of Police, , “ 3. The Sub Divisional Police Officer. 4. The Station House Kasibugga,Srikakulam District. Kasibugga police Station, Officer, Srikakulam District. ...Respondents be pleaefed to issue a writ, order or direction more nature Of writ Of mandamus to declare 4 in the High Court may particularly one in the the action of the respondents No.3 rowdy sheet sheet No. 14/2014 and opening and continue the petitioner in the 4th against the and there by disturbing the the guise of surveillance and frequently police station and detaining the respondent police station personal liberty of the petitioner under summoning the petitioner to the petitioner in the police station without following due process of law as arbitrary,illegal and violation of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consquently diiiscHhe respondents to close the Rowdy sheet No. 14/2014 pending against th^peptioner in the 4 the respondent police station. lA N^: 1 OF 2n?4 Petition under Section 151 CPC is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed i pleased to direct the respondents not to m support of the petition, the High Court may be summon the petitioner to the police station on the ground of pendency of the Rowdy sheet No. 14/2014 by disturbing the personal liberty under the guise of surveillance pending disposal of the writ petition in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:SRI M. SAPTHAGIRI Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order: ^3^ APHC010574822024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION No. 29978/2024 [3396] Between: NEYYALA BHASKARA RAO, S/0 N.BHOGESH 423,SIVAJINAGAR, PALASA-KASIBUGGA.SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER D. NO 15-1 AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.. 2.THE SUPERENDENT OF POLICE, ,SRrKAKULAM DISTRICT. 3.THE SUB DIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, KASIBUGGA,SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 4.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KASIBUGGA POLICE STATION, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT{S): !l Counsel for the Petitioner: I.M. SAPTHAGIRI Counsel’ for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: c This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: .... a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents No. 3 and 4 in opening and continue the rowdy sheet No. 14/2014 against the petitioner in the 4th respondent police station and there by disturbing the personal liberty of the petitioner under the guise of surveillance and frequently summoning the petitioner to the police station and detaining the petitioner in the police station without following due process of law as arbitrary, illegal and violation of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consquently direct v- 2 the respondents to close the Rowdy Sheet No.14/2014 pending against the petitioner in the 4^^ Respondent Police Station. ” 2. Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, by way of counter affidavit, would submit that there are no cases pending against the Petitioner. It is further stated that, to curb and curtail the unlawful activities of the Petitioner in the vicinity, the rowdy sheet was opened against the Petitioner. 3. Sri Metta Sapthagiri, learned counsel for the Petitioner would subrriit that, the cases registered against the Petitioner were ended in acquittal and no cases are pending against him. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of and the impugned Rowdy Sheet No.14/2014, on the file of Kasibugga Police Station, Srikakulam District against the Petitioner is hereby set aside. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand 4. closed. Sd/- B. CHITTI JOSEPH ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To. ■ '4- The Principal Secretary Home Department, Secretariat buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The Superendent of Police, ,Srikakulam District. 3. The Sub Divisional Police Officer, Kasibugga,Srikakulam District. 4. The Station House Officer, Kasibugga police Station, Srikakulam District. 5. One CC to SRI. M. SAPTHAGIRI Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP FOR HOME High Court of Andhra Pradesh 7. Two CD Copies. [OUT] A.'. \ HIGH COURT \ \ DATED:28/07/2025 ■I ORDER WP NO. 29978 OF 2024 C®® SEP 2025 )1; ^O^^giiiTgnt SectioQ^^ rf' DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS