1 APHC010569922025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 29900/2025 Between: 1. KANCHAM REDDY PRASAD REDDY, S/O KANCHAM REDDY VENKATARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, N/O SREENAGAR COLONY, UDAYAGIRI, NELLORE, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT D.NO. 8-186/1, MADHURA NAGAR COLONY, RAIDURGAM, GACHIBOWLI, K.V. RANGAREDDY, TELANGANA STATE. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP- BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PALNADU DISTRICT NARASARAOPET. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PIDUGURALLA POLICE STATION, PIDUGURALLA, PALNADU DISTRICT. 5. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PIDUGURALLA POLICE STATION, PIDUGURALLA, PALNADU DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VENKATA DURGA RAO ANANTHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents No. 4 and 5 in retaining the petitioner Skoda car bearing registration number TS 07JT 1107 into the 4th respondent police station without have any crime or anything nor any records 2 officially to show the seizure of the vehicle by proper identification, is illegal, arbitrary, unlawful against law and procedure and consequently direct Respondents No. 4 and 5 to forthwith release the petitioners vehicle. a Skoda car bearing registration number TS 07JT 1107, detained at Piduguralla Police Station.” 2. Heard Sri A.Venkata Durga Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that the police have not received any complaint regarding the missing of the car. If anyone approaches the Piduguralla Police Station with proof pertaining to the ownership of the car bearing Registration No. AP 07 JT 1107, the same will be handed over to him upon proper identification. 4. Recording the said submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________________________ Dr.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 05.11.2025 ASR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.29900 of 2025 Dt..05.11.2025 ASR