APHC010661412018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION No. 31947/2018 Between: 1. D.V.SUBBA RAO, S/O.RAGHAVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O.MULAKALAPALLI LANKA, THOTLAVALLURI MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME A.P.SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. SATYANAND, S/O.NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, AGED MAJOR, CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE VUYYURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, THOTLAVALLUR P.S., KRISHNA, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 5. SRI MURALI, S/O.NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, AGED MAJOR, SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THOTLAVALLUR, THOTLAVALLUR MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 6. PUTTAGANTA SUBBA RAO, S/O.VENKATESWARA RAO, AGED MAJOR ILURU LANKA, H/O.ILURU VILLAGE, THOTLAVALLUR MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 5 in detaining the petitioner illegally at the behest of respondent No.6 as arbitrary, illegal, capricious and violative of fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to harass the petitioner to deprive the life and liberty of the petitioner without following due process of law and pass 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SAI GANGADHAR CHAMARTY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioner seeking indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “ .... to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 5 in detaining the petitioner illegally at the behest of respondent No.6 as arbitrary, illegal, capricious and violative of fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to harass the petitioner to deprive the life and liberty of the petitioner without following due process of law and pass ...” 2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondents on instructions would submit that in the counter affidavit respondent No.4 clearly stated that the respondent police never detained the Petitioner in the police station as alleged in this Writ Petition and that this Court may pass appropriate orders by disposing of this Writ Petition. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that this Court may pass appropriate orders by recording the said submission. 4. In that view, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Writ Petition No. 31947 of 2018 16.07.2025 Mjl /*