APHC010360912021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 21952/2021 Between: 1. PEDDIBOYINAVENKATESWARAVARA PRASAD, S/O. LATE SATYANARAYANA AGED 47 YEARS, R/O 11/69, ELURU ROAD WARD 11, GUDIVADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH- 521301. 2. SMT. PEDDIBOYINA NAGA SUJATHA, W/O.PEDDIBOYINAVENKATESWARAVARA PRASAD AGED 41 YEARS, R/O 11/69, ELURU ROAD WARD 11, GUDIVADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH- 521301. 3. SMT. TALAPANTINANCHARAMMA, W/O.VENKATA RAO, AGED 70 YEARS R/O D.NO.8-84A, 8 WARD, GUDIVADA KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) A N D 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, HOME DEPARTMENT REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, GUDLAVALLERU POLICE STATION WARD NO 1, KAVATAVARAM - MUDINEPALLIROADD, GUDLAVALLERU, KRISHNA DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH - 521331. 4. SHAIKH SUBHANI, S/O SHAIKH JEELANI AGED 45 YEARS, R/O R/O 6-187-A TURRAIPALEM, DOKIPARRU MANDAL KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...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 in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of SRK, J W.P.No.21952 of 2021 2 the 3rdrespondent in summoning the petitioners to the Police Station and detaining them for hours at the behest of the 4th respondent in respect of a civil dispute as illegal, arbitrary and ultravires of his powers apart from violation of Art.14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently interdict the 3rd respondent from interfering with the petitioners' life and liberty and further direct the 2nd respondent to act upon the complaint dated 20.09.2021 of the 1st petitioner and to pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2021 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 3rd Respondent not to summon the petitioners to the police station and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. M/S INDUS LAW FIRM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: SRK, J W.P.No.21952 of 2021 3 O R D E R This Writ Petition was filed seeking the following relief: “…to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or direction declaring the action of 3rd respondent in summoning the petitioners to the Police Station and detaining them for hours at the behest of 4th respondent in respect of a civil dispute as illegal, arbitrary and ultra vires of his powers apart from violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently, direct 3rd respondent from interfering with the petitioners’ life and liberty and further, direct 2nd respondent to act upon the complaint dated 20.09.2021 of 1st petitioner and to pass such other order …” 2. It is the case of Writ Petitioners that 3rd respondent-police was harassing the Writ Petitioners by calling them to the police station at the instance of 4th respondent and forcing them to compromise a contractual/civil dispute with 4th respondent under the threat of arrest, which amounts to interference with the life and liberty of the Writ Petitioners. 3. When the matter has come up for hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, submits that a case in Crime No.191 of 2021 of Gudlavalleru Police Station was registered against the Writ Petitioners for the offence punishable under Section 420 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. It is only in connection with investigation in the said crime, the Writ Petitioners were called to the police station at that time. Subsequently, the police concluded the investigation and filed Charge SRK, J W.P.No.21952 of 2021 4 Sheet vide C.F.No.12025, dated 29.12.2025 before the Jurisdictional Magistrate Court at Machilipatnam and the same is pending for taking cognizance of the case. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would further submit that except registration of Crime No.191 of 2021 and filing charge sheet, police were not interfering in the civil disputes between the Writ Petitioners and 4th respondent. 4. Recording the same, Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs of the Writ Petition. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. ___ __________ JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY 31st March, 2026. DNB