APHC010183252026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3558] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA WRIT PETITION NO: 9221/2026 Between: 1. KUSHAL VARDHAN PULAMARASETTI, S/O. PULAMARASETTI JAGADISH, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, OCC: SOFTWARE ENGINEER, R/O. 1-90, CHINTALA AGRAHARAM, PENDURTHI, VEPAGUNTA, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT - 530047. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, AMARAVATHI AT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522237. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 5222503. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENF OF POLICE, KAKINADA DISTRICT - 533003. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, GOLLAPROLU POLICE STATION, KAKINADA DISTRICT - 533445. 2 CMR,J & GTK,J W.P.No.9221 of 2026 5. G KRANTHI, D/O. G. RAJU, AGED 23 YRS, OCC. SOFTWARE ENGINEER, H.NO. 6-18, ASHRAMAM VEEDHI, DURGADA VILLAGE, GOLLAPROLU MANDAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT. A.P. - 533449. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D PURNACHANDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following: 3 CMR,J & GTK,J W.P.No.9221 of 2026 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA WRIT PETITION No.9221 of 2026 O R D E R: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy) This writ petition for habeas corpus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed seeking direction to the respondent-police officials to produce the 5th respondent by name Kranthi Guribilli (hereinafter referred to as ‘corpus’), aged about 23 years, who is alleged to have been illegally confined by her father, before the Court and to set her at liberty. 2. Heard Mr. D. Purna Chandra Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Assistant Government Pleader attached to the office of the learned Advocate General appearing for the official respondents 1 to 4. 3. The corpus by name Kranthi Guribilli is a major, aged about 23 years at present. She is an employee working as Software Engineer in Bangalore. The petitioner is also an employee working as Software Engineer in Hyderabad. Both of them studied in AP IIIT, Srikakulam and at that time they got acquaintance with each other. They both loved each other and they have decided to marry each other. However, the parents of the corpus did not agree for the marriage of the corpus and the petitioner. As the petitioner and the corpus belong to two different castes, it is not acceptable to the parents of the corpus to perform their marriage. The parents of the petitioner accepted their love proposal and agreed to perform their marriage. 4 CMR,J & GTK,J W.P.No.9221 of 2026 4. After knowing about the love affair of the petitioner and the corpus, the parents of the corpus brought her back from Bangalore to their village and kept her in their house. It is alleged that they are preventing the corpus from using her mobile phone and laptop to have any communication with the petitioner. The corpus has sent certain messages, which are placed on record along with the material papers of the writ petition, to the petitioner alleging that she is confined in the house of her parents and they are not accepting for her proposal to marry the petitioner. Therefore, based on the said messages sent by the corpus to the petitioner, alleging that she has been illegally confined by her parents in their house, the present writ petition for habeas corpus is filed seeking direction to the police to produce the corpus before the Court and to set her at liberty. 5. When the matter came up for admission before this Court on 08.04.2026, we have directed the 4th respondent – Station House Officer of Gollaprolu Police Station to produce the corpus before the Court today to interact with her and to ascertain the truth of the matter. 6. Accordingly, pursuant to the direction given by the Court, the corpus is produced before the Court today. 7. We have interacted with the corpus in the open Court as well as in our chamber in isolation. She has clearly and unequivocally stated that she loved the petitioner when they were studying in AP IIIT, Srikakulam, and that the petitioner has proposed to marry her and she has accepted the said proposal and that she tried to convince her parents and that they did not agree for her marriage with the petitioner as they belong to two different castes and particularly, as she belongs to OC community and the petitioner belongs to BC community, her 5 CMR,J & GTK,J W.P.No.9221 of 2026 parents are not agreeing for their marriage. She has clearly stated that she does not want to marry any other person except the petitioner. 8. We have called the parents of the corpus who are available in the Court into our chamber and we have also interacted with them in the presence of the corpus. After explaining the decision taken by the corpus, both her parents have fairly agreed to perform the marriage of the corpus with the petitioner, but they asked for six months time to perform her marriage with the petitioner. 9. Thereafter, we have called the petitioner into the chamber and interacted with him. He has stated that he has convinced his parents and his parents agreed to perform his marriage with the corpus and he has assured to look after the corpus with love and affection and to take care of her welfare. He has also agreed to give six months time to her parents to perform their marriage. 10. Thereafter, we have called the father of the petitioner, who is also available in the Court, into the chamber, and interacted with him. He has also agreed to perform the marriage of the petitioner with the corpus and also agreed to give six months time to perform their marriage, as requested by the parents of the corpus, 11. Both the petitioner and his father even agreed to register their property, which is situated in Visakhapatnam, in the name of the corpus to instill confidence in the parents of the corpus regarding her welfare and future. 12. The corpus has requested to permit her to go to Bangalore to attend her office and to do her job. 13. Therefore, the corpus is permitted to go to Bangalore to attend her office and to do her job. Her parents by name Gurubilli Raju and 6 CMR,J & GTK,J W.P.No.9221 of 2026 Gurubilli Saroja shall not prevent the corpus from going to Bangalore to attend her office to do her job. The petitioner is also directed not to go to Bangalore to meet the corpus till their marriage is performed within the six months time as requested by the parents of the corpus. 14. Further, the parents of the corpus shall not try to influence the mind of the corpus while she is with them to change her decision till her marriage is performed with the petitioner. They shall not use any force or compulsion to change her decision. They are also directed to handover the laptop and mobile phone of the corpus to her and they shall also allow her to communicate freely to whomsoever she wants to talk. 15. The aforesaid directions given to the petitioner, the corpus and to the parents of both the petitioner and the corpus shall be scrupulously followed by them without any infraction. Any infraction of the above directions will be viewed seriously and the persons responsible for violating the above directions will be dealt with according to law. 16. If the parents of the corpus fail to perform her marriage with the petitioner within the period of six months or if they use any force on her to influence her mind to change her decision or to perform her marriage with any other person against her will and wish, both the petitioner and the corpus are at liberty to approach this Court seeking appropriate orders from the Court according to law. Further, if the mobile phone and laptop of the corpus are not handed over to her by her parents, the 4th respondent – Station House Officer of Gollaprolu Police Station shall take the mobile phone and laptop from the parents of the corpus and handover the same to the corpus. 7 CMR,J & GTK,J W.P.No.9221 of 2026 17. At present, the corpus is permitted to accompany her parents and to stay with them or to work in Bangalore in her office till her marriage with the petitioner is performed within the time stipulated above. 18. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, interlocutory applications, if any pending, in this case shall stand closed. ________________________________________ JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY ______________________________________ JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA Date: 22.04.2026 IBL 8 CMR,J & GTK,J W.P.No.9221 of 2026 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA WRIT PETITION No.9221 of 2026 Dt: 22.04.2026 IBL