APHC010512922021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 30778/2021 Between: 1. SEEPANA APPALA NAIDU, S/ O PEDDA PALI NAIDU, OCC.CULTIVATION, HINDU,AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O.SEEPANNAIDU PETA VILLAGE, ETCHARLA MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. SMT. CHOWDARY LALITHA, W/O LATE MALLESWARA RAO, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 6-139, VENKATAPURAM VILLAGE, ETCHERLA MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT AT SRIKAKULAM 2 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, ETCHARLA POLICE STATION, ETCHARLA VIL AND MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. SMT CHOWDARY LALITHA, W/O LATE MALLESWARA RAO, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 6-139, VENKATAPURAM VILLAGE, ETCHERLA MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. DASARI S V V S V PRASAD 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: “ … to issue a writ order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondent No. 3 for continuously calling the petitioner to the police station without any reasonable cause or pending any criminal case against the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary and violations of Criminal Procedure Code and Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution of India and and to pass such”. 2. Heard Sri Dasari S.V.V.S.V.Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the Police are interfering in the civil disputes between the petitioners and un-official respondent. 3 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would submit that Police are calling the petitioners to the police station for the purpose of enquiry and are not interfering in civil disputes between the parties. 5. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the Police are directed not to interfere in civil disputes between the parties except due process of law. 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:28.10.2025 RSD 4 104 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WP.No.30778 of 2021 Dt.28.10.2025 RSD