1 APHC010015112021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 1129/2021 Between: 1. LAKKU PRAVEEN KUMAR REDDY, S/O THIRUPALA REDDY, AGE 34 YEARS,OCC CULITVATION, R/O SURAYAPALEM, PODALAKURU MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DIST. ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DIST. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, , MANGALAGIRI, AP POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, GUNTUR DIST 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SPSR NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT 4. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ATHMAKURU, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, SURAYA PALEM, PODALAKURU MANDAL,SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 6. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT AT NELLORE. 7. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT 8. THE TAHASILDAR, , PODALAKUR MANDAL, PODALAKUR, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 2 1. P N MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE 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 respondents harrassing the petitioner by cling to the police station and forcing the petitioner to withdraw the W.P.No.11272 of 2020 pending before the this Hon’ble High Court is illegal, arbitrary, handedness and voilation of provisions of the constitution of India and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit just and proper in the circumstances of the case.” 2. Heard Sri P.N. Murthy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V. Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that basing on a report from the complainant, the police have registered a case against the petitioner herein and others in Crime No.297 of 2020 of Podalakur Police Station, for the offence punishable under Sections 341 & 307 r/w 34 IPC. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would further submit that all the accused in Crime No.297 of 2020 were granted anticipatory bail by the Hon’ble Court of VIII Additional District Judge, Gudur vide Crl.M.P.No.665/2020. Thereafter, the Police never called the petitioner to the police station and never threaten him to withdraw W.P.No.11272 of 2020. 3 4. Recording the submissions made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the Police are directed to follow the due process of law relating to the case registered against the petitioner. 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:07.10.2025 Vns