APHC010004892023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3604] TUESDAY, THE 6th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM WRIT PETITION NO: 325/2023 Between: 1. RAYALA PULLA RAO, S/O SRINIVASA RAO, AGED 37 YEARS, OCC. PRIVATE EMPLOYEE R/O 4-11. AMIN ROAD, SEETHANAGARAM. WEST GODAVARI- 534460. 2. PATANGI VARALAKSHMI,, W/O CHENNA KESAVA. AGED 29 YEARS, OCC.HOUSE WIFE R/O 2-58. GANDHI BOMMA CENTER. VENNACHEDU, VENKATAPURAM, VEMSOOR. KHAMMAM- 507164. 3. RAYALA RAGHAVAMMA., W/O SRINIVASA RAO, AGED 54 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE R/O 4-11, AMIN ROAD. SEETHANAGARAM. WEST GODAVARI- 534460. 4. RAYALA SRAVANI., W/O PULLA RAO. AGED 31YEARS. OCC. HOUSEWIFE R/O 4-11. AMIN ROAD. SEETHANAGARAM. WEST GODAVARI- 534460. 5. RAYALA SRINIVASA RAO,, S/O MALLAYYA, AGED 57 YEARS. OCC. PRIVATE EMPLOYEE R/O 4-11, AMIN ROAD. SEETHANAGARAM. WEST GODAVARI- 534460. 6. PATTEM LOKESWARA RAO., S/O MALLAYYA. AGED 42 YEARS. OCC. PRIVATE EMPLOYEE R/O 5-109. NADIMI. TIRUVURU LAXMI NAGAR. TIRUVURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 521235. 7. PATTEM VIJAYA,, W/O LOKESWARA RAO, AGED 37 YEARS, OCC. PRIVATE EMPLOYEE R/O 5-109, LAXMI NAGAR. NEAR MOTHER TERISA STATUE, NADIMI, TIRUVURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 521235. 8. PATANGI CHENNA KESAVULU,, S/O VENKATESWARA RAO. AGED 34 YEARS, OCC. R/O 2-58, GANDHI BOMMA CENTER, VENNACHEDU. VENKATAPURAM, VEMSOOR, KHAMMAM- 507164. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 2 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIATE BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA. KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA ZONE. KRISHNA DISTRICRT. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, CYBER CRIME PS, CYBER CRIME WING, COMMISSIONERATE OF POLICE. VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA 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 pleased topleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of 'Writ of Mandamus' declaring the action of the Respondents harassing the petitioners without following due process of law is bad. illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, contrary and violation to principles of natural justice and consequently direct the Respondents to follow due process of law and shall not indulge in illegal lifting and detaining of the Petitioners herein in their illegal custody and torturing them and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 Respondents not to call the petitioner to the Respondent No.4 office and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2023 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 Respondents not to call the petitioner to the Respondent No.4 office and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. K V ADITYA CHOWDARY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM WRIT PETITION NO: 325/2023 ORDER: 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 2. As seen from the written instructions filed by the learned Assistant Government Pleader especially paragraph Nos. 7 to 10, no crime is registered against the petitioners. Crime No.51 of 2022 is registered against some other 3rd parties and further, respondent police undertakes to abide by the orders of this Court and to follow procedure established by law and that petitioners are not presently being summoned in connection with Cr.No.51 of 2022 and their role has not been established in the charge sheet filed against the 3rd parties. Finally, the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crimes, NTR Police Commissionerate, Vijayawada undertakes that they won’t harass the petitioners by calling them to police station and that they are not interfering any of the civil disputes. 4. Having considered the submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home coupled with the written instructions given by the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crimes, NTR Police Commissionerate, Vijayawada, this Court is of considered view that writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent police to follow the procedure in accordance with law. 4 5. In the result, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. ___________________ SUNITHA GANDHAM,J Date: 06.10.2026 SSA 5 63 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM WRIT PETITION NO: 325/2023 Date: 06.10.2026 SSA