APHC010144972026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 7686/2026 Between: 1. K. RAJENDRA PRASAD,, S/O K. BALAKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, RESIDING AT D.NO.12-103, UPPULURIVANDLAPALLE, THAMBALLAPALLE MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT 517 418. 2. K. PRABHAVATHI,, W/O K. BALAKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT D.NO.12-103, UPPULURIVANDLAPALLE, THAMBALLAPALLE MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT 517 418. 3. K. BALAKRISHNA,, S/O K. VENKATRAMANA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, RESIDING AT D.NO.12-103, UPPULURIVANDLAPALLE, THAMBALLAPALLE MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT 517 418. 4. K. SRAVANTHI,, W/O B. LOKESH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, RESIDING AT D.NO.5-1, NAYANAVARIPALLE, KOTAKONDA, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT 5. B. LOKESH KUMAR,, S/O B.HASKAR SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, RESIDING AT D.NO.5-1, NAYANAVARIPALLE, KOTAKONDA, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT 6. K. RADHA,, W/O K. RAVEENDRA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS RESIDING AT D.NO.7-87-1, ISUKANUTHANAPALLE, KONDAMARRIPALLE, BASINIKONDA, MADANAPALLE, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT 517 418. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FOR HOME, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, 2 AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 522 020. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, AT MADANAPALLE 517 325. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, VAYALPADU CIRCLE, VAYALPADU, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT 517 299. 4. SMT K V DIVYA SREE, , W/O K. RAJENDRA PRASAD D/O V.SIVA PRASAD, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS. PROP. VIJAYA DURGA HOTEL, NEAR MAJID, CHINTHAPARTHY, VAYALPADU MANDAL 517 277. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. MAHADEVA KANTHRIGALA 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 an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by directing the 3rd respondent to follow the due process of law against the petitioners, by not pressing the petitioners, insisting for withdrawal of HMOP No.22/2026 on the file of Civil Judge (Senior Division), Madanapalle, the other and further ill demands causing against the petitioners, further by detaining the petitioners by calling to the police station without following the due process of law as per the judgment of the Honble Supreme Court of India reported in Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar, even relating to Crime No.32/2026 before the 3rd respondent under Sec.85 r/w 3(5) BNS, Sec.3 and 4 of D.P.Act with issuing notice under Sec.35 (3) of BNSS with strictly follow the same…” 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Mr. Mahadeva Kanthrigala, learned counsel for the Petitioners, submits that Respondent No.3 has been illegally coercing the Petitioners to withdraw H.M.O.P.No.22 of 2026, pending on the file of the learned Civil Judge (Senior 3 Division), Madanapalle, and has subjected them to further unlawful demands, including detaining them at the Police Station. 4. Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that Respondent No.4 lodged a complaint on 11.03.2026, pursuant to which Crime No.32 of 2026 was registered under Section 85 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNS’) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (for brevity, ‘the D.P. Act’) against the Petitioners, and the investigation is in progress. It is further submitted that the Respondent No.3 Police are neither insisting on withdrawal of H.M.O.P. No.22 of 2026, pending before the learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Madanapalle, nor detaining the Petitioners. 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 No.3 not to insist upon Petitioner No.1 to withdraw H.M.O.P.No.22 of 2026, pending before the Civil Judge (Senior Division), Madanapalle, between Respondent No.5 and Petitioner No.1. 6. 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 Date: 30.03.2026 PRA 4 128 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 7686 of 2026 Date: 30.03.2026 PRA