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2025 DAILYLAW 56912 (AP)

DUDDUGOLA JANIAH v. THE STATE OF AP

WP/24966/2025 · 2025-09-17

Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa

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APHC010473472025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 24966 OF 2025 Between: 1. DUDDUGOLA JANIAH, S/o Srinivasa Rao, Age about 30 years, OccuAgriculture, R/o. Door No 4 Town and Mandal, Palnadu District, erstwhile Guntur District. 1. THE STATE OF AP, Rep., by its Principal Secretary, Home department. Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Palnadu District, Narasaraopet. 3. The Station House Officer, Ipuru Police Station, Ipuru, Palnadu Dis 4. 4. The Station House Officer, Vinukonda Circle Police Station, Vinukonda, Palnadu District. 5. The Sub Divisional Police Officer, Narasaraopet Sub Division, Narasaropet, Palnadu District. 6. Bathulapalli Venkata Subaiah Venkata Subba Reddy, Age about 75 years, OccCultivation, R/o. Door No. 4 Badevelu town and Mandal, Kadapa District. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA PETITION NO: 24966 OF 2025 1. DUDDUGOLA JANIAH, S/o Srinivasa Rao, Age about 30 years, OccuAgriculture, R/o. Door No 4-2, lane, Vishnukundi Nagar, Vinukonda Town and Mandal, Palnadu District, erstwhile Guntur District. ...Petitioner AND E STATE OF AP, Rep., by its Principal Secretary, Home department. Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Palnadu District, Narasaraopet. 3. The Station House Officer, Ipuru Police Station, Ipuru, Palnadu Dis 4. The Station House Officer, Vinukonda Circle Police Station, Vinukonda, 5. The Sub Divisional Police Officer, Narasaraopet Sub Division, Narasaropet, Palnadu District. 6. Bathulapalli Venkata Subaiah Venkata Subba Reddy, S/o. Venkata Reddy, Age about 75 years, OccCultivation, R/o. Door No. 4-1-807, Anjaneya Nagar, Badevelu town and Mandal, Kadapa District. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH THURSDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 1. DUDDUGOLA JANIAH, S/o Srinivasa Rao, Age about 30 years, 2, lane, Vishnukundi Nagar, Vinukonda ...Petitioner E STATE OF AP, Rep., by its Principal Secretary, Home department. 3. The Station House Officer, Ipuru Police Station, Ipuru, Palnadu District. 4. The Station House Officer, Vinukonda Circle Police Station, Vinukonda, 5. The Sub Divisional Police Officer, Narasaraopet Sub Division, S/o. Venkata Reddy, 807, Anjaneya Nagar, 2 ...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 pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 3RD and 4TH respondents not to pressurize and not to summon the petitioner to the respondent police station without there being any crime register against the petitioner is as illegal, arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice and violative of fundamental principles enshrined in the Constitution and consequently direct the 3RD and 4 respondents not to pressurize and not to summon the petitioner to the 3RD respondent police station without their being crime register against the petitioner 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 pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 3RD and 4TH respondents not to pressurize and not to summon the petitioner to the respondent police station without there being any crime register against the petitioner is as illegal, arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice and violative of fundamental principles enshrined in the Constitution and consequently direct the 3RD and 4 respondents not to pressurize and not to summon the petitioner to the 3RD respondent police station without their being crime register against the petitioner and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: KRANTHI KUMAR PASUMARTHI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 24966 OF 2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 3RD and 4TH respondents not to pressurize and not to summon the petitioner to the respondent police station without there being any crime register against the petitioner is as illegal, arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice and violative of fundamental principles enshrined in the Constitution and consequently direct the 3RD and 4 respondents not to pressurize and not to summon the petitioner to the 3RD respondent police station without their being crime register against the petitioner and pass…” 02. Heard Sri Pasumarthi Kranthi Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 03. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that, without there being no crime registered against the petitioner, the police are calling the petitioner every day to the police station and forcing him to settle the financial disputes between the petitioner and the unofficial respondent. 04. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, submits that one U. Venkata Subbareddy had sent a representation to the Superintendent of Police, Palnadu, on 04.08.2025, which was endorsed to the 4 Station House Officer, Inavolu Police Station. Upon conducting a preliminary enquiry, it was found that the dispute between the petitioner and the 6th respondent is purely financial in nature, and the police have not interfered with such civil issues. 05. Considering the submissions, this petition is disposed of. However, the police are directed to follow the due process of law in the event of registration of any crime against the petitioner. Further, the police are directed not to call the petitioner to the police station or interfere in the financial disputes in the absence of any crime registered against the petitioner. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 18.09.2025 KKV 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.24966 of 2025 Dated.18.09.2025 KKV