APHC010569152025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 29375/2025 Between: 1.YUGANDHAR SAGI, S/O MUNIRATNAM LATE,AGED 33 YEARS DOOR NO 8-567,HARAHARABAVI STREET SRIKALAHASTHI,TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ,STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH @ GHWV PLUS H8M,MANGALAGIRI,-522502,AP. 3.THE SUPERENDENT OF POLICE, ,GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, ARUNDALPET POLICE STATION ,GUNTUR DISTRICT. 5.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, ,CCS,GUNTUR. 6.SUB DIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, NORTH SUB DIVISION, MANGALARI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 7.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KIA POLICE STATION,SATHYA SAI DISTRICT 8.NUNE VENKATA REDDY, S/O NOT KNOWN,D.NO 5-72,MAIN ROAD PEDA PALAKALURU,GUNTUR-522005. 2 9.ASHOK, ,S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER,AGED YEARS, C/O CMO OFFICE, AP SECRETERIATE,VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATHI. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.M. SAPTHAGIRI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 29375 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 or writs or order or orders one more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the Respondent Nos.3 to 6 are calling the petitioner to the police station without any reason and settle the financial matter with the 8th respondent as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and misuse of powers vested with the office of the 3rd respondent and consequently direct the 3rd to 6th respondents not to summon and not to interfere with the financial matters in the interest of justice and to pass…” 2. Heard Sri Sapthagiri Metta, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions would submit that a crime has been registered against the petitioner vide Crime No.359 of 2025 under Sections 318(2), 316(5) read with of BNS of Arundelpet Police Station lodged by the 8th respondent. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would further submit that the petitioner was called to the police station regarding the said crime for the purpose of investigation. 4 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the police are insisting him to settle the financial dispute with the 8th respondent. 5. Considering the submissions, the 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. The police are further directed not to interfere in the financial dispute between the parties, except under due process of law. It does not preclude the police to proceed with the investigation. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 24.10.2025. SAB 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.29375 of 2025 Dated.24.10.2025 SAB 82