APHC010384412020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 25655 of 2020 Between: 1. SRI BARREDU RAMA RAJU,, S/O.LATE. S.B.PULLAIAH, AGED 57 YEARS, BUSINESS, R/O. FLAT.NO.G-9, MODEL APARTMENT, GAYATHRI ESTATES, KURNOOL TOWN, KURNOOL DISTRICT- 518002. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, III TOWN POLICE STATION, KURNOOL TOWN, KURNOOL DISTRICT-518002. 4. MOHAMMED TABREZ, S/O. NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS.OCC. INSPECTOR OF POLICE, III TOWN POLICE STATION, KURNOOL TOWN, KURNOOL DISTRICT-518002. ...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 directions, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents 3 and 4 in interfering with petitioner personal life and liberty, detained hours together and 2 threatening without there being any crime registered against him, used third decree by interfering in Civil disputes to settle the disputes in the 3rd respondent police station by the 4th respondent, which is illegal, arbitrary, unjust, violation Articles 14,16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the settled law and consequently direct the respondents 3 and 4 herein not to detain, interfere in civil disputes, threaten or harass petitioner and his family members without registering any FIR, using third degree and further direct the 2nd respondent to cause an enquiry against the 4th respondent and take action as per law or otherwise Petitioner and his family will suffer serious loss and great hardship. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. CHALLA SIVASANKAR 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: 25655 of 2020 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 directions, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents 3 and 4 in interfering with petitioner personal life and liberty, detained hours together and threatening without there being any crime registered against him, used third decree by interfering in Civil disputes to settle the disputes in the 3rd respondent police station by the 4th respondent, which is illegal, arbitrary, unjust, violation Articles 14,16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the settled law and consequently direct the respondents 3 and 4 herein not to detain, interfere in civil disputes, threaten or harass petitioner and his family members without registering any FIR, using third degree and further direct the 2nd respondent to cause an enquiry against the 4th respondent and take action as per law or otherwise Petitioner and his family will suffer serious loss and great hardship.” 2. Heard Sri Challa Siva Sankar, learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for respondents. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner would submit that the police are interfering in the civil dispute. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the police are harassing the petitioner without there being any crime registered against him. 4. Counter came to be filed by the respondent No.3, wherein it is stated that on the complaint of Sri Kuppam Harinatha Reddy, S/o late KR Krishna Reddy, a case in Crime No.702/2020 for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 419, 468, 471 read with 34 IPC has been registered against the petitioner herein and another and investigation is going on. 4 5. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, police are directed not to interfere in the civil dispute, except under 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 323 WRIT PETITION NO: 25655 of 2020 Date: 06.01.2026 ARB/JAK