\ APHC010569212025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA WRIT PETITION NO: 29492 OF Sf JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Between: Thunga Nageswara Rao. S/o.T.Thrimurthulu, R/o.H.No.5-2/72, Gumparru, Kadimipuntha, Vemavaram, West Godavari District. Aged 51 years, Occ; Business, Yelamanchili Mandal, Achanta ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The Superintended of Police, West Goddvari District at Bhimavaram. 3. The Sub Divisional Police Officer, Narsapuram Sub Division, Narsapuram, West Godavari District. 4. The Circle Inspector of Police, Godavari District. 5. The Sub-Inspector of Police, West Godavari District. Narsapuram Circle, Narsapuram, West Yelamanchili Police Station, Yelamanchili, ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus, may be or other appropriate writ, order or , direction, declaring the action of the 5‘^ the Police Station, threatening to arrest and respondents herein in calling me to pressuring the petitioner to give photographs enable to exhibiting in the Rowdy Sheeters Board in the Police Stations as illegal, void, without jurisdiction, violative of principles of natural justice, violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution violation of the Andhra Pradesh Police of India and also Manual Standing Orders and consequently direct the Respondents herein not to resort to such highhanded and illegal action. lA NO: 1 OF 207fi 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 2 to 5 herein not to calling the petitioner to the respondent police station and not to interfere with of the petitioner herein pending disposal of the writ petition. the life and personal liberty Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI P L NARASIMHA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order: RAO m APHC010569212025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 29492/2025 Between: 1.THUNGA NAGESWARA RAO, S/O.T.THRIMURTHULU, AGED 51 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O.H.NO.5-2/72, KADIMIPUNTHA, YELAMANCHILI MANDAL, VEMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. GUMPARRU, ACHANTA ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE SUPERINTENDED OF POLICE, WEST GODDVARI DISTRICT AT BHIMAVARAM. 3.THE SUB DIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, NARSAPURAM SUB DIVISION, NARSAPURAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4.THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, , NARSAPURAM CIRCLE, NARSAPURAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5.THE SUBINSPECTOR OF POLICE, YELAMANCHILI POLICE STATION, YELAMANCHILI, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 pleasecf to issue a Writ of Mandamus, or other approprfate writ, order or the^Pofce'stafon^tr^ T''”" respondents herein in calling me to nh t u ’ to arrest and pressuring the petitioner to oive ^ P 0 ographs enable to exhibiting in the Rowdy Sheeters Board in the Police Justice, vioNive Of TriicleTlT* violation of natural tho A an 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and also lA NO: 1 OF Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.P L NARASIMHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1GP FOR HOME personal liberty writ petition and pass 3 ^ THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 29492 of 2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “...to issue a Writ of Mandamus, or other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the 5^'^ respondents herein in calling me to the Police Station, threatening to arrest and pressuring the petitioner to give photographs enable to exhibiting in the Rowdy Sheeters Board in the Police Stations as illegal, void, without jurisdiction, violative of principles of natural justice, violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and also violation of the Andhra Pradesh Police Manual Standing Orders and consequently direct the Respondents herein not to resort to such highhanded and illegal action and pass....” \ \ 2. Heard Sri P.L.Narasimha Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that a crime has been registered against the petitioner in FIR.No.91 of 2025 dated 02.07.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 127(2) of BNSS, 115(2), 351(2) r/w 3(5) of BNS of Yelamanchili P.S., West Godavari District. He would further submit that even after issuance of notice under Section 35(3) of BNS., the police are regularly calling the petitioner to the police station to harass the petitioner by making him sit for the whole day. 4 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents ^ seeks time for getting instructions. 5. Considering the submissions, this Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the police are directed to follow the due process of law regarding the crime which is registered against the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. / Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The Superintended of Police, West Godavari District at Bhimavaram. 3. The Sub Divisional Police Officer, Narsapuram Sub Division, Narsapuram, West Godavari District. 4. The Circle Inspector of Police, Narsapuram Circle, Narsapuram, West Godavari District. 5. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Yelamanchili Police Station, Yelamanchili, West Godavari District. 6. One CC to Sri P L Narasimha Rao, Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP for Home, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 8. Two CD Copies RAM \ HIGH COURT \ \ DATED:28/10/2025 ORDER WP.NO. 29492 OF 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WP WITHOUT COSTS