APHC010086422026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 4957/2026 Between: 1. ANIMETI SYAMALA, W/O. NAGENDRA.AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/O.MUTHUKUR VILLAGE, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-524344. 2. 2. ALAPAKA VENKATA RAMANAIAH,, S/O. RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, PATURU VARI KANDRIGA, MUTHUKUR VILLAGE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-524344. 3. 3. ALAPAKA PADMAMMA,, W/O.ALAPAKA VENKATA RAMANAIAH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS,PATURU VARI KANDRIGA, MUTHUKUR VILLAGE,SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-524344. 4. 4. ALAPAKA SEENU,, S/O.ALAPAKA VENKATA RAMANAIAH, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS,PATURU VARI KANDRIGA, MUTHUKUR VILLAGE,SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-524344. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY( HOME), STATE SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 522237 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, MANAGALGIRI,ANDHRA PRADESH. 522503 3. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, DISTRICT POLICE HEADQUARTERS, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH- 524001. 4. 2 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MUTHUKUR POLICE STATION, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH- 524344. 5. 5. ANIMETI NAGENDRA, S/O. NOT KNOWN,AGED ABOUT NOT KNOWN YEARS, R/O. MUTHUKUR VILLAGE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH- 524344 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SINGARAJU MAHASWETHA VARMA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: The Writ Petition has been filed for the following relief: “…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 3 and 4 in not taking cognizance and not providing the police protection and not considering the representation, dated07.02.2026, as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and in violation of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently, and consequently direct the respondent nos. 3 and 4 for providing necessary police protection to the petitioner in the interest of justice …” 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Ms. S. Mahaswetha Varma, learned counsel for the Petitioners, submits that there is a peril to the life and limb of the Petitioners at the hands of Respondent No.5. 4. Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that Respondent No.5 lodged a complaint before the police alleging that his wife and two children were missing. Accordingly, the police registered FIR in Crime No.8 of 2026 for woman and child missing. During preliminary enquiry under Section 173(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya 3 Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), the police noticed certain matrimonial disputes between Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.5. The police also served a notice on Petitioner No.1 for family counselling, but Petitioner No.1 did not attend. 5. Be that as it may, since Petitioner No.1 apprehends danger to her life and the lives of her two children, the police are required to provide necessary protection. 6. In view of the above facts and circumstances, Respondent No.4 is directed to take necessary steps to ensure protection of the life and limb of the Petitioners. 7. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ Dr.Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Dated: 05.03.2026 PRA 4 35 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 4957 of 2026 Date: 05.03.2026 PRA