APHC010004002025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION No. 318/2025 Between: 1. VUNNAM SURESH @ VUNNAM BABU, S/O.DANIAL, AGED 42 YEARS D.NO.1-1/1 .KOLAKALURU VILLAGE, TENALI MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTURU DISTRICT. 3. THE SUB DIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, TENALI,GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, TENALI TALUKA POLICE STATION, TENALI, GUNTUR 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents No.3 and 4 in opening and continue the rowdy sheet No.786 against the petitioner in the 4th respondent police station and thereby 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 consequently direct the respondents to close the Rowdy sheet No.786 pending against the petitioner in the 4th respondent police station and to pass 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to direct the respondents not to summon the petitioner to the police station on the ground of pendency of the Rowdy sheet No.786 by disturbing the personal liberty under the guise of surveillance pending disposal of the writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M. SAPTHAGIRI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents No.3 and 4 in opening and continue the rowdy sheet No.786 against the petitioner in the 4th respondent police station and thereby 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 consequently direct the respondents to close the Rowdy sheet No.786 pending against the petitioner in the 4th respondent police station and to pass ....” 2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent Police on instructions would submit that no crime is pending against the Petitioner and that no rowdy sheet is opened against the Petitioner and this writ petition may be disposed of by passing appropriate orders. 3 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that recording the said submission, this Writ Petition may be disposed of. 4. In that view, this Writ Petition is allowed. The rowdy sheet opened by respondent authorities against the Petitioner is hereby set aside. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Writ Petition No. 318 of 2025 15.10.2025 Mjl /*