APHC010525572021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO:31251 of 2021 Between: 1. C.NAGAMANI NAIDU, S/O.C.LAKSHMA NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/O.PUDI VILLAGE, THOTTAMBEDU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 2. C.SASIKALA,, W/O.LATE K.HARSHAVARDHAN, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, OCC HOUSE-WIFE, R/O. PUDI VILLAGE, THOTTAMBEDU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY IT'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY(HOME) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, TIRUPATI URBAN, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 3. THE SHO, THOTTAMBEDU POLICE STATION, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 4. AROHAN RAO, CIRCLE INSPECTOR, THOTTAMBEDU POLICE STATION, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 5. RAGHAVENDER RAO, SUB-INSPECTOR, THOTTAMBEDU POLICE STATION, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 6. C RAMESH NAIDU, S/O.C.RAMAKRISHNAMA NAIDU, R/O.PUDI VILLAGE, THOTTAMBEDU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 2 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. NAGARAJU NAGURU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following Order: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “… a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the Respondents No 3 to 5 illegally calling the petitioners family members to the police station at the behest of 6th respondent registered Crime No.193 of 2021 Date: 21.09.2021 under Section 420 IPC detaining them from morning to evening insisting the petitioners to register sale deed in favor of the 6th respondent for the lands in Sy.No.97/4 for an extent of Ac.0.20 Cents and Sy.No.97/5 for an extent of Ac.0.28 Cents total an extent of Ac.0.48 Cents in Pudi Village Thottambedu Mandal Chittoor District as arbitrary illegal against Art 19 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and to pass”. 2. Heard Sri Nagaraju Naguru, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that based on the complaint given by the respondent No.6, police have registered a case in Crime No.193 of 2021 against the petitioners for the offence punishable under Section 420 IPC. During the course of investigation, the Investigation Officer requested the SDPO, Srikalahasthi, to refer the case as civil in nature. Basing on the same, the SDPO, Srikalahasthi, referred the case as civil in nature vide RC.No.13/SDPO-K/2022, dated 29.01.2022. 3 4. Recording the said submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:23.10.2025 KNN 4 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.31251 of 2021 Dt.23.10.2025 KNN