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APHC010083452021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 4971 OF 2021 Between:
1. Kumjam Anand, s/o.Kumjam Prabhudas, 24 years, r/o. H.No.1-98, Kondapalli, Rajavommangi, East Godavari District. ...Petitioner AND
1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Superintedent of Police, East Godavari District at Kakinada
3. The Station House Officer, Rajavommangi Police Station, Rajavommangi, E.G.District
4. The Sub Inspector of Police, Rajavommangi Police Station, Rajavommangi, E.G.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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents more particularly that of the respondent No.4 in directing the petitioner to come to the Police Station even after requesting for giving the reason why he was called to the police
station and to furnish the necessary particulars and even without furnishing the information sought and depriving the petitioner of his personal liberty by calling him through his mobile No 93910 39037 and threatening with dire consequences and foisting of false cases, as being illegal, arbitrary and is in violation of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India with a direction the respondents 2 to 4 herein not to interfere with the personal liberty of the petitioner without there being any crime registered against him, and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2021 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 pleased to direct the respondents not to interfere with the personal liberty of the petitioners by calling him to the police station or otherwise, pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: M CHALAPATHI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order:
THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 4971 of 2021 ORDER:
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This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for:
“…to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents more particularly that of the respondent No.4 in directing the petitioner to come to the Police Station even after requesting for giving the reason why he was called to the police station and to furnish the necessary particulars and even without furnishing the information sought and depriving the petitioner of his personal liberty by calling him through his mobile No 93910 39037 and threatening with dire consequences and foisting of false cases, as being illegal, arbitrary and is in violation of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India with a direction the respondents 2 to 4 herein not to interfere with the personal liberty of the petitioner without there being any crime registered against him”
2. Heard Sri M.Chalapathi, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for respondents. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home brought to the notice of the court that a crime is registered in Cr.No.48 of 2018 for the offences punishable under Sections 447, 427, 353, 384, 323 read with 34 IPC. Learned Assistant Government Pleader further submits that in the light of the interim orders passed by this court, police are not summoning the
petitioner to the police station. He further submits that, Court may pass appropriate orders. 4. As the crime is registered against the petitioner, it is apposite to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the police to follow due process of law regarding the crime which is registered against the petitioner. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________
Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
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