APHC010559082025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH THURSDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION Between: 1. DADDIMI KOTESWARA RAO, S/O D. ESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O 19 COLONY, VISAKHAPATNAM 2. ESWARI MUTTAMMA,, ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/O 19 CENTRAL JAIL,VISAKHAPATNAM 1. THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME (POLICE) DEPARTMENT ANDHRA PRADESH SECRETARIAT OFFICE, VELAGAPUDI, AMRAVATI. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, MANGALGIRI, AMARAVATHI. 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VISAKHAPATNAM. 4. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, WEST SUB VISAKHAPATNAM. 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, III TOWN POLICE STATION, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY. 6. PRASEEDHA GIRISH, W/O. GIRISH BABU D.NO. 6 RAMESH CHANDRA ENCLAVE, EAST POINT COLONY, CHINNA WALTAIR, VISAKHAPATNAM. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 28838 OF 2025 DADDIMI KOTESWARA RAO, S/O D. ESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O 19-339/112, SSN NAGAR, NEAR PINEAPPLE COLONY, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530040. ESWARI MUTTAMMA,, W/O LATE GUDIVADA RAMULU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/O 19-200/2/1, SRI KRISHNAPURAM, NEAR CENTRAL JAIL,VISAKHAPATNAM - 530040. ...PETITIONER(S) AND THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME (POLICE) DEPARTMENT ANDHRA PRADESH RETARIAT OFFICE, VELAGAPUDI, AMRAVATI. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, MANGALGIRI, AMARAVATHI. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VISAKHAPATNAM. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, WEST SUB VISAKHAPATNAM. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, III TOWN POLICE STATION, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY. PRASEEDHA GIRISH, W/O. GIRISH BABU D.NO. 6 RAMESH CHANDRA ENCLAVE, EAST POINT COLONY, CHINNA WALTAIR, VISAKHAPATNAM. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3396] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA DADDIMI KOTESWARA RAO, S/O D. ESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 339/112, SSN NAGAR, NEAR PINEAPPLE W/O LATE GUDIVADA RAMULU, AGED 200/2/1, SRI KRISHNAPURAM, NEAR ...PETITIONER(S) THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME (POLICE) DEPARTMENT ANDHRA PRADESH THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, WEST SUB-DIVISION, STATION HOUSE OFFICER, III TOWN POLICE STATION, PRASEEDHA GIRISH, W/O. GIRISH BABU D.NO. 6-18-4, F-4, RAMESH CHANDRA ENCLAVE, EAST POINT COLONY, CHINNA ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. MEGHANA DULLA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 28838 OF 2025 ORDER:- The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of the Respondent No.5 in harassing the Petitioners by calling them to Police Station repeatedly, despite their categorical statement that they have no knowledge of the incident in question as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Heard Ms. Meghana Dulla, learned counsel for the Petitioners and Mr. V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader, Home for the official respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that the Respondent/ Police are calling the Petitioner and harassing him without any basis. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would submit that a Crime has been registered in Crime No.194 of 2025 punishable under Sections 329(3), 324(4), 351(2) read with 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 of III Town Police, Visakhapatnam City against Katare Ramesh Chandra Raju and others pursuant to the complaint given by Respondent No.6. 5. Recording the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the Respondent/ Police are directed to follow due process of law regarding the above said crime registered against the Petitioner. 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: 23.10.2025 KK