APHC010127252026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 7915/2026 Between: 1. MEKA SRINIVASA REDDY,, S/O. SATYANARAYANA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 12-32/11, KURAPATIS ENCLAVE, 60 FEET ROAD, PRAKASH NAGAR, NARASARAOPET, PALNADU DISTRICT - 522601. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI -522237 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, DGP OFFICE, MANGALAGIRI- 522503 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NTR DISTRICT-520001. 4. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA CITY- 520001. 5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, NORTH DIVISION, VIJAYAWADA -520001 6. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, SN PURAM PS, VIJAYAWADA - 520011 ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. 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 Writ, or order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ Of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ declaring the action of Respondents No.4, 5 and 6 in calling the Petitioner to the Police Station repeatedly and threatening the Petitioner with dire consequences and making him to sign on blank papers as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequently direct the Respondents not to harass or threaten the Petitioner to sign on blank papers and to follow due process of law and pass….= 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Mr. P.V.Sriram Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that this Writ petition is filed questioning the high-handed action of the respondent police. The petitioner is a victim and he is a witness in two crimes and he has been called to the police station and he was forced to sign on blank papers and he was also compelled to pay huge amounts by subjecting him to harassment. 4. Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that huge amounts have been transferred to the 1. PADALA VENKATA SRIRAM REDDY 3 account of the petitioner by some of the accused in Cr.Nos.114 & 115 of 2025. The investigation is at progress. The petitioner is not co-operating with the investigating officer. The petitioner himself undertook that he would pay the amounts to the victims. However, the petitioner has not obliged the undertaking. 5. Based on the complaint lodged by victim, the police have registered a case in Cr.Nos.114 and 115 of 2025 on the file of Satyanarayanapuram Police Station. As seen from the written instructions, certain amounts were transferred to the account of the petitioners by the some of the accused. The accounts of the petitioner were also frozen by the investigating officer in the course of investigation. Nevertheless, it is alleged that the investigating officer has been adopting illegal methods contrary to the procedure laid down under provisions of 8the BNSS9. Of course, it is open to the investigating officer to array the petitioner as one of the accused, if there is some incriminating material available against the petitioner. Until such time, the petitioner cannot be put to hardship by making alleged illegal demands and compelling or coercing the petitioner to sign on the bond papers or any other documents causing wrongful loss to the petitioner. 6. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, recording the submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader, this writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondent Nos.4 to 6 not to call the petitioner to the police station without following due process of law. However, 4 the petitioner shall co-operate with the investigating officer in all aspects. The Investigating Officer is also at liberty to proceed in according with law against the petitioner, if any, case is made out against him or investigating reveals that petitioner has committed certain offences. 7. In the result, 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: 24.03.2026 SSA/CMK 5 121 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 7915 of 2026 Date: 24.03.2026 SSA/CMK