APHC010527002025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ATAMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 27429 OF 2025 Between: John Mosses, S/o Krishna Reddy, Aged 52 years, R/o D.No.25/124-4, Reddis Colony, Bethel Colony, Rayachoty Town, Annamayya District, Andhra Pradesh. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Amaravati, A.P. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Rayachoty, Annamayya Distrcit. 3. The Inspector of Police, Rayachoty U/G Police Station, Rayachoty, Annamayya District. 4. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Rayachoty U/G Police Station, Rayachoty, Annamayya District. 5. Syed Khaleel Ahmmad, S/o Mohammad, Aged 57 years, R/o D.No.13/22, Mohammadpura Street, Rayachoty Town, Annamayya District. 6. G Neelima, W/o G. Satish Kumar, Aged 45 years, R/o 42/44, Bose Nagar, Rayachoty Town, Annamayya 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 a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of official especially 3'"'^ and 4'*^ respondents in interfering with civil matters pertains to the petitioner at the instance of unofficial respondents petitioner to the police station to sign and settle the matter with the unofficial respondents as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to desist from calling the petitioners to the police station in relation to civil matters and settle with the unofficial respondents. lA NO: 1 OF 2Q2fi 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 official respondent’s 3- and 4"' to desist from to the police station in relation to civil matters. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI T V S KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents No.1 to 4: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order: respondents and calling the calling the petitioners V APHC010527002025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) ■ H THURSDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 27429 OF 2025 Between: 1. JOHN MOSSES, S/o Krishna Reddy, Aged 52 years, R/o D.No.25/124-4, Reddis Colony, Bethel Colony, Rayachoty Town, Annamayya District, Andhra Pradesh. ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Amaravati, A.P. 2. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Rayachoty, Annamayya Distrcit. 3. 3. The Inspector of Police, Rayachoty U/G Police Station Annamayya District. 4. Rayachoty, 4. The Subinspector of Police, Rayachoty U/G Police Station, Rayachoty Annamayya District. 5. Syed Khaleel Ahmmad, . S/o Mohammad, Aged 57 years, R/o D.No. 13/22, Mohammadpura Street, Rayachoty Town, Annamayya District. 6. G Neelima, W/o G. Satish Kumar, Aged 45 years, R/o 42/44, Bose Nagar, Rayachoty Town, AnnamaYa 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 pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of official respondents especially 3RD and 4TH respondents in interfering with civil matters pertains to the petitioner at the instance of unofficial respondents and calling the petitioner to the police station to sign and settle the matter with the unofficial respondents as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to desist from calling the petitioners to the police station relation to civil matters and settle with the unofficial respondents and pass in lA 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 direct the official respondent’s 3RD and 4TH to desist from calling the petitioners to the police station in relation to civil matters and pass s Counsel for the Petitioner: TVS KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order: <;v THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 27429 OF 2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer; “...pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of official respondents especially 3RD and 4TH respondents in interfering with civil matters pertains to the petitioner at the instance of unofficial respondents and calling the petitioner to the police station to sign and settle the matter-with the unofficial respondents as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to petitioners to the police station in relation to civil desist from calling the matters and settle with the unofficial respondents and pass..' Heard Sri T.V.S.Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the Home. 02. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the police are unnecessarily interfering in civil disputes between the petitioner and unofficial respondents and have been colling the petitioner to the police station without any lawful reason. The learned counsel therefore prayed for a direction restraining the police from interfering in any civil dispute and to act strictly in 03. accordance with law. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on the basis of written instructions, submitted that Crime No.390 of 2025 has been registered against the petitioner for the offences punishable under Sections 316(4), 127(2), 308(5), 351(3), and 338 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, on the file of Rayachoty Urban Police Station, on 21.07.2025. 04. It is submitted that the petitioner has been granted bail in the said crime and, as per the bail conditions imposed by the competent Court, the petitioner is required to appear before the concerned Court twice a week. It is further stated that except for ensuring compliance with the said bail conditions and to proceed with the investigation in the above crime, the police have not been calling or harassing the petitioner and have not interfered in any civil disputes. Having heard the submissions made on either side and upon perusal of 05. the material available on record, it is not in dispute that Crime No.390 of 2025 has been registered against the petitioner and that he has been enlarged on bail. The conditions imposed by the competent Court require his periodical appearance. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondent 06. police shall follow due process of law in connection with Crime No.390 of 2025 registered against the petitioner. The respondent police are further directed not to interfere in any purely civil dispute between the petitioner and the unofficial respondents, except under due process of law. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR closed. //TRUE COPY// i I, -■1 SECTION OFFICER Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, To, 1 The Principal Secretary Amarvathi, Guntur District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, of Police, Rayachoty Rayachoty, Annamayya District. U/G Police Station, Rayachoty, U/G Police Station, Rayachoty 3. The Inspector Annamayya District. Sub-Inspector of Police, Rayachoty Annamayya District. 5 One CC to SRI T - CCS to GP FOR HOME High 4. The V S KUMAR Advocate [OPUC] Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 6. Two 7. Two CD Copies gsg HIGH COURT DATED;09/1 0/2025 ORDER WP NO. 27429 OF 2025 ^03 NOV 2025 )g DISPOSING THE WP WITHOUT COSTS