APHC010500222021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 30035/2021 Between: NARELLA SOBHA MANIKANTH, S/O VENKATA SUBRAHMANYESWARA RAO, OCC.BUSINESS, HINDU,AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, PERMANENT R/O.KANURU, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT AT VIZIANAGARAM . 3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SRUNGAVARAPU KOTA POLICE CIRCLE, SRUNGAVARAPU KOTA, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, LAKKAVARAPU KOTA POLICE STATION, LAKKAVARAPU KOTA VIL AND MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 5. THE THASILDAR, MANDAL REVENUE OFFICE, LAKKAVARAPU KOTA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, LAKKAVARAPU KOTA, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 6. EATHALAPAKA SANDEEP, S/O LATE EATHALAPAKA CHALAPATHI RAO, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 51-8-43/17, BEHIND BOC, K.R.M.COLONY, SEETHAMMADHARA, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 530013 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DASARI S V V S V PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE 2 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 the Respondent No. 4 for continuously calling the petitioner over Phone to come to the police station without registering any crime against the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary and violations of Criminal Procedure Code and Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution of India and pass such other order or orders may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, would submit that the Police are not calling the Petitioner to the Police Station and no crime is registered against the Petitioner. 3. Sri Dasari S.V.V.S.V.Prasad, learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that a direction may be given to the Police not to call the Petitioner to the Police Station. 4. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, Respondents – Police are directed not to call the Petitioner to the Police Station in the absence of any crime registered against him. 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:16.10.2025 Dinesh 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.30035 of 2021 Dt.16.10.2025 Dinesh