APHC010481052025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 25512/2025 Between: 1. KOTA VEEJAYAKRISHNA,, S/O KOTA SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/O D.NO.1-79/A1, KOPPERA PALEM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, GUNTUR DISTRICT COLLECTORATE, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AMARAVATI. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 5. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 6. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR, NALLAPADU POLICE STATION, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 7. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, NALLAPADU POLICE STATION, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 or order or direction more in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondent Nos.6 and 7 in illegally calling the Petitioner to the Nallapadu Police Station, Guntur District, without assigning any reason, as arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional, violative of Article 21, 22 of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the Respondents not to harass or summon the Petitioner to the Police Station without following due process of law and pass IA 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 not to harass or summon the Petitioner to the Police Station without following due process of law and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. AKULA SRI KRISHNA SAI BHARGAV Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3 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 an appropriate writ or order or direction more in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondent Nos.6 and 7 in illegally calling the Petitioner to the Nallapadu Police Station, Guntur District without assigning any reason, as arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional violative of Article 21, 22 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents not to harass or summon the Petitioner to the Police Station without following due process of law and pass...…” 2. Heard A.S.K.S.Bhargav, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the police are calling the petitioner to the police station without assigning any reason. 4. Sri V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions would submit that Cr.No.841 of 2025 under Section 318(4) BNS, 66 D ITA 2000-2008 has been registered against the petitioner. 5. Considering the submissions made, this Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the police are directed to follow due process of law. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATAJYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 22.09.2025 SNI 4 605 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATAJYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.25512 of 2025 Dated.22.09.2025 SNI