APHC010319802023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 16447/2023 Between: 1. THUMATI SRINIVASA RAO, T.C.H.VEERABHADRA CHARY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC. PRIVATE SERVICE, R/O.D.NO.8-149, RYTHUPETA, NANDIGAMA, NTR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MOTHUGUDEM POLICE STATION, CHINTUR MANDAL, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HORNE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR. 3. SMT DURISETI JAYASREE, W/O.THUMATI SRINIVASA RAO, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC. TEACHER IN DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, R/O.MOTHUGUDEM POLICE STATION, CHINTUR MANDAL, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the Respondent No.1 in interfering with the matrimonial disputes pending between the Petitioner and Respondent No.3 and by making phone calls and insisting the Petitioner to come to the Police Station without following due process of law as arbitrary, illegal and 2 violation of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondent No.1 not to interfere with the matrimonial disputes pending between the Petitioner and the Respondent No.3 and not to summon the Petitioner to the Police Station without following due process of law in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 16447 of 2023 ORDER: 1. This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, to declare the action of the Respondent No.1 in interfering with the matrimonial disputes pending between the Petitioner and Respondent No.3 and by making phone calls and insisting the Petitioner to come to the Police Station without following due process of law as arbitrary, illegal and violation of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondent No.1 not to interfere with the matrimonial disputes pending between the Petitioner and the Respondent No.3 and not to summon the Petitioner to the Police Station without following due process of law in the interest of justice.” 2. Heard Sri P. Nagendra Reddy, learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner would submit that the police are interfering in the matrimonial disputes pending between the petitioner and respondent No.3 and insisting the petitioner to come to police station. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for respondents, on instructions, would submit that a case has been registered against the petitioner herein in Crime No.35 of 2023 under Section 498-A, 506 and 509 IPC and police called the petitioner only for the purpose of 4 investigation and never interfered with the matrimonial disputes between the parties. 5. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, police are directed not to interfere in the matrimonial disputes between the parties, except by following due process of law. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 06.01.2026 ARB/JAK 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 315 WRIT PETITION NO: 16447 of 2023 Date: 06.01.2026 ARB/JAK