APHC010506392024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] SATURDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 26045/2024 Between: 1. BANDARU BALA KOTESWARA RAO, S/O. VENKATESWARLU, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, GUNDAIAH THOTA, CHILAKALURIPET, H/O. PURUSHOTHA PATNAM, CHILAKALURIPET, PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. BANDARU KOTESWARAMMA, W/O.BANDARU BALA KOTESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, GUNDAIAH THOTA, CHILAKALURIPET, H/O. PURUSHOTHA PATNAM, CHILAKALURIPET, PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRI. SECRETARY (HOME DEPARTMENT), VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PALNADU, PALNADU DISTRICT. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHILAKALURIPET URBAN POLICE STATION PALNADU, PALNADU DISTRICT. 4. RAMESH, S/O UNKNOWN, OCCUPATION CIRCLE-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHILAKALURIPET URBAN POLICE STATION, CHILAKALURIPET, PALNADU DISTRICT. 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, CHILAKALURIPET URBAN POLICE STATION CHILAKALURIPET, PALNADU DISTRICT. 6. TANNERU VENKATESWARLU, S/O, KOTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, GUNDAIAH THOTA, CHILAKALURIPET, SATYAVEDAM HOSPITAL LANE, CHILAKALURIPET PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 7. BOBBILLA PRASAD, S/O. NAGABHUSHANAM AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, SUBBAIAH THOTA, CHILAKALURIPET, PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...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 2 nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd and 4th respondents pressurizing the petitioners to pay an amount or Rs. 6,00,000/- (rupees six lakhs only) to the 6th respondent besides taking the signatures of the petitioners forcefully on an empty white paper and threatened the petitioners to vacate the petitioners from their house immediately and also settle the disputes without any legal cause and the said action of the police is per-se illegal, arbitrary and violation of well settled legal principles as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd and 4th respondents to forbear from interfering with the personal liberty of the petitioner and his family members not to interfere with the civil disputes and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. N SRIHARI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 3 The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, has been filed, by the Petitioners for the following relief: “ ... to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents 3 and 4 pressurizing the petitioners to pay an amount of Rs.6,00,000/- (rupees six lakhs only) to respondent No.6 besides taking the signatures of the petitioners forcefully on an empty white paper and threatened them to vacate from their house immediately and also settle the disputes without any legal cause and the said action of the police is per-se illegal, arbitrary and violation of well settled legal principles as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents 3 and 4 to forbear from interfering with the personal liberty of the petitioners and their family members not to interfere with the civil disputes and pass ...” Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home representing for respondent State. Perused the material on record. Learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that respondent Police are interfering in the civil disputes pending between the Petitioners and the respondent No.6. Learned Assistant Government Pleader on instructions would submit that based on the written complaint lodged by respondent No.6, a case in Crime No.249 of 2024 is registered by respondent Police against the petitioners. Except registration of the case, respondent Police never interfered in the civil disputes pending between the parties. Learned Assistant Government Pleader requested to dispose of the Writ Petition by passing appropriate orders. 4 Recording the submissions made, this Writ Petition is disposed of. Respondent Police are directed not to interfere in the civil disputes pending between the parties except under due process of law. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 20.12.2025 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Writ Petition No. 26045 of 2024 20.12.2025 Mjl /*