APHC010072632026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 4276/2026 Between: 1. AVULAPATI MURALI KRISHNA, S/O DASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O. 9TH LINE, NEAR MAHANADU ROAD, VIJAYAWADA - 520008. 2. AVULAPATI SARIKA KRISHNA,, W/O. MURALI KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O. 9TH LINE, NEAR MAHANADU ROAD, VIJAYAWADA - 520008 ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ANDHRA PRADESH-522239 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA, A.P.520010. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE C L, PATAMATA POLICE STATION, VIJAYAWADA, A.P.-520010. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE S H O, PATAMATA POLICE STATION, VIJAYAWADA, A.P.520010. 5. AVULAPATI VENKAIAH, S/O. KRISHNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O. FLAT NO. 402, SRI LAKSHMI APARTMENT, ROAD NO. 1, VETERINARY COLONY, NEAR LOYOLA COLLEGE, VIJAYAWADA - 520 008. 6. AVULAPATI PADMAVATHI, W/O. VENKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, RESIDENT OF DOOR NO. 6, FLAT NO. 402, SRI LAKSHMI APARTMENT, ROAD NO. 1, VETERINARY COLONY, NEAR LOYOLA 2 COLLEGE, VIJAYAWADA - 520 008, N.T.R. DISTRICT, JCJC VIJAYAWADA, A.P 7. AVULAPATI RAJESH, S/O. VENKAIAH, OCCUPATION. REAL ESTATE, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/O. DOOR NO. 6, FLAT NO. 402, SRI LAKSHMI APARTMENT ROAD NO. 1, VETERINARY COLONY, NEAR LOYOLA COLLEGE, VIJAYAWADA - 520 008. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. CKR ASSOCIATES Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “… to issue a WRIT OF MANDAMUS or any other appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the action of the Respondents, more particularly the 3rd and 4th Respondents herein, in interfering with the civil disputes between Petitioners and the Unofficial Respondents i.e.Respondent No's.5 to 7 herein with respect to the pending civil suits filed by the 2nd Petitioner herein against the 5th and 7th Respondents herein vide O.S No.200 of 2026 and another unnumbered suit on the file of the Hon'ble Principal Civil Judge (Junior Division), Vijayawada …” 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that the police have interfered in the civil dispute between the Petitioners and unofficial Respondents in O.S.No.200 of 2026 and another unnumbered suit on the file of the learned Principal Civil Judge (Junior Division), Vijayawada, without following due process of law. 4. Per Contra, Sri P.Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that after receiving the petition from Respondent No.6, Respondent No.3/Inspector of Police, Patamata Police Station, called the Petitioners only for the purpose of conducting a preliminary enquiry under Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNSS’). The Petitioners were called only for enquiry purpose. It is further submitted that the police did not interfere in any civil dispute between the parties and did not unnecessarily summon the Petitioners. 4 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and recording the submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing Respondent Nos.3 and 4 not to interfere further in any manner in the civil dispute pending between the Petitioners and unofficial Respondents. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 18.02.2026 PRA 5 180 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 4276 of 2026 Date: 18.02.2026 PRA