APHC010052922026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 3285/2026 Between: Y NAGAMMA, D/O Y. PEDDA SANJANNA AGED 40 YRS, OCCUPATION BUSINESS, R/O KALAMANDALAPADU (V), MIDTHUR (M) KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI GUNTUR DISTRICT. -522237 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.518001 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NANDIKOTKUR DIVISION, KURNOOL DISTRICT. -518401 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER / SUBINSPECTOR OF POLICE, ORVAKAL POLICE STATION, KURNOOL DISTRICT. -518010 5. SHAIK MAHBOOB BASHA, S/O NOT KNOWN. TRANSPORT BUSINESS OWNER, R/O BETHAMCHERLA, KURNOOL DISTRICT- 518599 6. G NAGESHWARA RAO, S/O NOT KNOWN OCC BUSINESS R/O BETHAMCHERLA, KURNOOL DISTRICT -518599 ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.3285 of 2026 Dated 05.02.2026 Counsel for the Petitioner: ABDUL MATHEEN S Counsel for the Respondent(S): GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:- “…to issue an appropriate order writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the actions of Respondent Nos 3 and 4 in calling summoning visiting and coercing the Petitioner and in interfering with the civil disputes between the Petitioner and Respondent No 5 without following due process of law as illegal arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently restrain the Respondent Police more particularly Respondents 3 and 4 from calling summoning visiting or otherwise interfering with the Petitioner in relation to the said civil disputes and direct the police authorities not to interfere and not to call the petitioners to police station in matters which are purely civil in nature and to pass….” 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Sri N. Chandra Sekhar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that respondent Nos.3 and 4 are calling, summoning, visiting, and coercing the petitioner and are unnecessarily interfering in a civil dispute relating to the petitioner and respondent Nos.5 and 6. 3 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.3285 of 2026 Dated 05.02.2026 4. Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that respondent No.4 received a complaint on 28.01.2026 against the petitioner. Based on the said complaint, a case in Cr.No.25 of 2026 was registered on 31.01.2026 under Sections 316(5) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNS’). Pursuant thereto, respondent No.4 conducted a preliminary enquiry under Section 173(3) of ‘the BNSS’ and called the petitioner over phone. However, the petitioner did not respond to come to the police station. In the enquiry, it was revealed that a civil dispute is pending between the petitioner and respondent Nos.5 and 6. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing respondent No.4 not to interfere in the civil disputes pending between the petitioner and respondent Nos.5 and 6. However, respondent No.4 is at liberty to proceed in accordance with law against the petitioner in respect of proceedings pending in Cr.No.25 of 2026. 6. In the result, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 4 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.3285 of 2026 Dated 05.02.2026 As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 05.02.2026 RSI 5 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.3285 of 2026 Dated 05.02.2026 141 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 3285 of 2026 Date: 05.02.2026 RSI