APHC010361782024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 18444/2024 Between: 1. SONTI SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. LATE CHIRANJEEVI, AGED 46 YEARS, OCC-CULTIVATION, R/O. CHINTAMOTU VILLAGE, BATTIPROLU MANDAL BAPATIA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, BAPATIA DISTRICT AT BAPATIA. 3. THE STATE HOUSE OFFICER, BHATTIPROLU POLICE STATION, BHATTIPROLU MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT. 4. SONTI SUBBA RAO, S/O. LATE NANCHARAIAH, AGED 60 YEARS, R/O- CHINTAMOTU VILLAGE, BATTIPROLU MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT. 5. SONTI GOPI, S/O. VEERAIAH, AGED 47 YEARS, R/O. CHINTAMOTU VILLAGE, BATTIPROLU MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT. 6. SONTI KANAKA DURGAMMA, S/O. RATNA GOPALA RAO, AGED 40 YEARS, R/O. CHINTAMOTU VILLAGE, BATTIPROLU MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SIVA SANKARA RAO BORRA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 18444/2024 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: “…pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of respondents, particularly 3rd respondent at the instance of respondent Nos.4 to 6 in repeatedly insisting petitioner to appear before the 3rd respondent police station and insisting him to vacate from his house site property situated in Gramakantam admeasuring an extent of Ac. 0.02 14 cents covered by Sy.No.54/3 of Pesarlanka Revenue Village in Battiprolu Mandal of Bapatia District by settling the civil disputes and yield to the demands of respondents 4 to 6, as illegal, irregular, irrational, without any authority of law and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere in any manner with petitioners life, personal liberty and said property .…” 2. Heard Sri Siva Sankara Rao Borra, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri P.Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the respondent- police are repeatedly calling the petitioner to the police station and insisting him to vacate from his house site property. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that based on the complaint made by the 6th respondent, a case in Cr.No.145 of 2024 under Sections 329(3), 79, 351(2) r/w 3(5) of BNS dated 02.07.2024 was registered against the petitioner. The 4 petitioner was called to the police station regarding the crime which is registered against him, to serve notice under Section 35(3) of BNSS but the petitioner did not turn up. He would further submit that the respondent-police have never insisted the petitioner to vacate from his property. 5. Recording the same, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 05.01.2026. UPS 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 18444/2024 Dated.05.01.2026 UPS