APHC010332402019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 15759/2019 Between: 1. EEDARA KONDA REDDY, S/O. CHINNA VENKATA REDDY, AGED . 30 YEARS, OCC. TV MECHANIC, R/O. MAIN ROAD, GOGULADINNE VILLAGE, MARKAPUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 2. DUGGEMPUDI SIVA REDDY, S/O. PEDDA THIMMA REDDY, AGED 29 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. KOTTHUR VILLAGE, DORNALA MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 3. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MARKAPUR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 4. INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MARKAPUR CIRCLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 5. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PEDDA DORNALA POLICE STATION PEDDA DORNALA MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 declaring the action of respondents particularly 5th respondent in repeatedly insisting the petitioners to appear before his authority and threatening to arrest them by falsely foisting SC/ST Atrocity Case against them and in not registering crime on 1st petitioner's complaint submitted complaining against the criminal acts committed by the offenders, inspite of the law laid down by Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Lalitha Kun'ari Vs Govt. of UP and others as illegal, irregular, irrational, amounts to non discharge of legal obligation conferred on them under the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and offends Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution cf India and consequently direct the respondents particularly the 5th respondent not to insist the petitioners to appear before his authority and not to interfere with their personal life and liberty, while directing the respondents to register crime and prosecute the accused persons for appropriate offences and penal provisions of law by subjecting them to the process of arrest and judicial remand IA NO: 1 OF 2019 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents particularly the 5th respondent not to insist the petitioners to appear before his authority nor interfere with their personal life and liberty, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SARATH KUMAR D Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.15759 OF 2019 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India 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 respondents particularly 5th respondent in repeatedly insisting the petitioners to appear before his authority and threatening to arrest them by falsely foisting SC/ST Atrocity Case against them and in not registering crime on 1st petitioner's complaint submitted complaining against the criminal acts committed by the offenders, inspite of the law laid down by Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in <Lalitha Kumari Vs Govt. of UP and others= as illegal, irregular, irrational, amounts to non discharge of legal obligation conferred on them under the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and offends Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents particularly the 5th respondent not to insist the petitioners to appear before his authority and not to interfere with their personal life and liberty, while directing the respondents to register crime and prosecute the accused persons for appropriate offences and penal provisions of law by subjecting them to the process of arrest and judicial remand and pass…= 2. Heard learned counsel representing Sri Sarath Kumar D, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri R.Mallikarjuna Rao, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would submit that the matter relates to petrol pump dispute i.e., civil in nature and police will not interfere in this matter, and the other allegations in the writ petition are not true and correct. 4. Learned counsel representing for the petitioner would submit that in the light of submissions made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, the writ petition may be closed without going into merits of the case. 4 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed at the stage of admission without going into merits of the case. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 08.01.2026 Pmk 5 09 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No:15759 OF 2019 Date: 08.01.2026 Pmk