APHC010578322023 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: 29900/2023 Between: 1. UDATTU VISWANATH VENKATESH, , S/O U.V.L.NANCHARAYYA, AGED 35 YEARS, OCC- BUSINESS, R/O 23-25-1, SANNIDHANAM VARI STREET, SATYANARAYANANPURAM VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 520011. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, , VUYYURU RURAL POLICE STATION, VUYYURU, CIRCLE, KRISHNA DISTRICT 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, , VUYYURU RURAL POLICE STATION, VUYYURU, CIRCLE, KRISHNA DISTRICT 4. BHAVANA KAMIE, , D/O BHARATHLAL KAMIE, AGED 39 YEARS, R/O WARD NO. 17, HOUSING BOARD COLONY, HIG.14,CHANDANGAON, CHHINDWARA, MADHYA PRADESH. NOW RESIDING AT FLAT NO.308, GANDIGUNTA, 3RD FLOOR SRI VENKATA PADMAVATHI NILAYAM, GANDIGUNTA, VUYYURU- 521165. 5. P RAVIKUMAR, , S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, OCC- CONSTABLE OF VUYYURU RURAL POLICE STATION, VUYYURU, CIRCLE, KRISHNA DISTRICT 2 ...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 declaring the action on the part of Respondent no. 3 and 5 taking law into their hands by way of entering into matrimonial disputes as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14,19 and 21 of the Constitution of India consequently direct the Respondent no. 2 herein to act immediately and to protect the petitioner from the Respondent no. 3 and 5. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K V ADITYA CHOWDARY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. G V RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 29900 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 declaring the action on the part of Respondent no. 3 and 5 taking law into their hands by way of entering into matrimonial disputes as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14,19 and 21 of the Constitution of India consequently direct the Respondent no. 2 herein to act immediately and to protect the petitioner from the Respondent no. 3 and 5.” 2. Heard Sri K.V.Aditya Chowdary, learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for respondents. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner would submit that respondent nos.3 to 5 are interfering with the matrimonial disputes between the petitioner and unofficial respondent and threatening the petitioner in connection with the complaint made by the wife of the petitioner. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for respondents, on instructions, would submit that, only to give counselling to the wife and husband, police called the petitioner to the Police station and on the written complaint made by the wife of the petitioner, police registered a case in Cr.No.166 of 2023 under Sections 498-A r/w 34 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of DP Act. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for home would further submit that the police never man-handled or harassed the petitioner to settle the dispute with his wife. 4 5. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Howerver, directing the respondents not to interfere with the matrimonial disputes between the petitioner and his wife, except under due process of law. No order as to costs. 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 346 WRIT PETITION NO: 29900 of 2023 Date: 06.01.2026 ARB/JAK