APHC010054822024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 3103/2024 Between: 1. DHULA PURUSHOTHAM, S/O ASHWATHA NARAYANA, AGED 32 YEARS, HINDU, R/O.H.NO. 36/46/120-A, CHITTARI STREET, KURNOOL. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIAT, VELUGAPUDI ,AMARAVATHI 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL DISTRICT 3. THE DY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL TOWN, KURNOOL DISTRICT 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, 4TH TOWN PS, KURNOOL TOWN, KURNOOL DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. LAKSHMIKANTH REDDY DESAI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 3103 of 2024 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: “…to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order, or direction declaring the action of Respondents, particularly 4th Respondent herein, in calling and harassing the petitioner without any material against them as arbitrary, illegal, unwarranted, unconstitutional and against the principles of Natural Justice and violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents, particularly 4th Respondent herein, not to interfere with the suit land and personal liberty of the Petitioner.…” 2. Heard Sri Lakshmikanth Reddy Desai, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the respondent- police are harassing the petitioner by calling him to the police station without there being any crime registered against him. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that basing on the complaint of one Kudavelli Venkata Rami Reddy, a case in Cr.No.255 of 2023 under Sections 427, 447, 420, 506 r/w 34 of IPC of Kurnool IV Town P.S., against the petitioner and another. He would further submit that except for the purpose of investigation, the police never called the petitioner to the police station for any other purpose. 3 5. Recording the same, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. However, the police are directed to follow due process of law regarding the crime which has been registered against the petitioner. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 05.12.2025. UPS 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.3103 of 2024 Dated.05.12.2025 UPS 271