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Koya (Kaya) Venkata Rao Alias Venkateswarao v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

WP/15514/2025 · 2025-09-18

Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa

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APHC010307112025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRAD AT AMARAVATI j (Special Original Jurisdiction) {| FRIDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 15514 OF 2025 Between: Koya (Kaya) Venkata Rao Alias Venkateswarao, S/o.Narashima Rao, Age 54 years, R/o. Vemulpalli Village, KanchikacherlaMandal, N.T.R. District. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home department. Secretariat, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner of police, NTR Police Commissionerate, Vijayawada. 3. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Nadigama, N.T.R District. 4. The Station House Officer SHO, Bhavanipuram, Vijayawada, N.T.R. District. 5. Inspector of Police, Kanchinkacherla P.S. Kanchinkacherla Mandal, N.T.R. District. ...Respondents 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, Declaring the action of Respondent No.4 in calling the V petitioner repeatedly to the police station without any valid reason on the purported ground of opening and pendencyof history sheet in C.No.15/HS/ACP-WD/2018Dated 03.01.2018 on the file of 3rd Respondent police station and now which is transferred to 5th Respondent police station and taking the thumb impression, signatures and photos of the petitioner and thereby interfering with the personal life and liberty of the petitioner as the same is illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and Articles 14, 19, 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently restrain the Respondents from unauthorized calling to the police station in the manner stated above by directing them to close the same. lA 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 to direct the respondents forthwith not to call the petitioner to the respondent nos.4 and 5 police stations on the ground of pending history/rowdy sheet pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI P PRABHAKAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 5: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order: APHC010307112025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) 0JE m [3396] r: ■2^ 0 X FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 15514/2025 Between: I.KOYA (KAYA) VENKATA RAO ALIAS VENKATESWARAO S/O.NARASHIMA RAO, AGE 54 YEARS. VILLAGE. KANCHIKACHERLAMANDAL, N.T.R. DISTRICT. R/0. VEMULPALLI ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. HOME DEPARTMENT. SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE COMMISSIONERATE, VIJAYAWADA. NTR POLICE 3.ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, NADIGAMA, N.T.R DISTRICT. 4.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER SHO, BHAVANIPURAM, VIJAYAWADA, N.T.R. DISTRICT. 5.INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KANCHINKACHERLA P.S. KANCHINKACHERLA MANDAL, N.T.R. DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.P PRABHAKAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 2 n 1.GP FOR HOME 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 15514 of 2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “...pleased to issue particularly, one In the nature of Writ of Mandamus, Declaring the action of Respondent No.4 in calling the petitioner repeatedly to the police station without any valid reason on the purported ground of opening and pendency of history sheet in C.No.15/HS/ACP-WD/2018 dated 03.01.2018 on the file of 3rd a writ, order, or direction, more Respondent police station and now which is transferred to 5th Respondent police station and taking the thumb impression, signatures and photos of the petitioner and thereby interfering with the personal life and liberty of the petitioner as the illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and Articles 14, 19, 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently restrain the Respondents from unauthorized calling to the police station in the manner stated above by directing them to close the same and to pass....” same is 2 Heard Sri P. Prabhakar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, by way of counter, would submit that the cases registered against the Petitioner were ended in acquittal. It is further stated that, to curb and curtail the unlawful activities of the Petitioner in the vicinity, history sheet was opened against the Petitioner after obtaining proceedings from the Assistant Commissioner of Police, West Zone, Vijayawada City vide C.No.1 5/HS/ACP-WD/2018 dated 03.01.2018. 4 P 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that at paragraph No.6 of the counter affidavit filed by the respondent No.3 would show that no cases are pending against the Petitioner. 5. Considering the submissions, the Writ Petition History sheet opened against the petitioner no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous is allowed and the IS hereby set aside. There shall be petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- K TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Principal Secretary Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner Vijayawada. 3. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Nadigama, N.T.R District. 4. The Station House Officer SHO, District. 5. Inspector of Police, Kanchinkacherla N.T.R. District. 6. One CC to SRI. P PRABHAKAR RAO Advocate 7. TwoCCsto GP FOR HOME High Court of Andhra 8. Two CD Copies. Home department. Secretariat, Amaravati, of police NTR Police Commissionerate Bhavanipuram, Vijayawada, N.T.R. P.S. Kanchinkacherla Mandal, [OPUC] Pradesh [OUT] AL \ r* HIGH COURT DATED: 19/09/2025 ORDER WP NO. 15514 OF 2025 gf 2 8 OCT 2025 ^^viJiKrentSectiorix'* cr--. r«-' •^v ALLOWING THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS