APHC010707992025 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: 36462/2025 Between: 1. REGALLA MAHDAVA REDDY, S/O. R. BUJJI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, OCC RETIRED EMPLOYEE, R/O. FLAT NO. 501, ARYAMITRAFELMINGO, PLOT NO. 13 AND 14, ROAD NO. 28, ALKAPUR TOWNSHIP, NEKNAMPUR, HYDERABAD, GANDIPET MANDAL, RANGAREDDY DISTRICT,TELANGANA. 2. SMT. REGALLA VENKATA PADMAVATHI,, W/O. R. MADHAVA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/O. FLAT NO. 501, ARYAMITRAFELMINGO, PLOT NO. 13 AND 14, ROAD NO. 28, ALKAPUR TOWNSHIP, NEKNAMPUR, HYDERABAD, GANDIPET MANDAL, RANGAREDDY DISTRICT,TELANGANA. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 522237 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR RURAL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 522503 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NTR DISTRICT(FORMERLY KRISHNA DISTRICT) VIJAYAWADA. 520001. 4. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TIRUVURU POLICE CIRCLE, TIRUVURU, NTR DISTRICT. 521235 2 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, GAMPALAGUDEM POLICE STATION, NTR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 521403 6. SMT ANKIREDDY KRISHNA KUMARI, D/O. A. MOHAN REDDY, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC PVT EMPLOYEE, R/O. H. NO. 1- 14/B, LINGALA VILLAGE, GAMPALAGUDEM MANDAL, NTR DISTRICT. 521403 . ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. DASARI S V V S V PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 36462/2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: “…to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action, things and deeds of Respondents especially 4th Respondent in harassing the Petitioner at the instance of Respondent No. 6 by calling the petitioners to respondent No. 4 and 5 by interfering in family disputes and by threatening and insisting the Petitioner to handover the ward to the Respondent Nos. 6, despite pendency of the cases under Guardians and Wards Act, before the competent court which is illegal, irregular, arbitrary, highhanded, un-constitutional and without jurisdiction/exceeding jurisdiction and violation of Articles 14, 19, 21 of Constitution of India and also violation of provisions of BNSS, consequently direct the 4th and 5th Respondent authorities without following due process of law, not to harass the Petitioners by calling them to the Police Station .…” 2. Heard Sri Dasari S V V S V Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Sri P.Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the respondent- police are interfering with the family disputes between the petitioners and the unofficial respondent. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that on the complaint made by the respondent No.6, who is the daughter in law of the petitioners, a case in Cr.No.224 of 4 2024, under Sections 85 of BNS and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and 175(3) of BNSS of Gampalagudem P.S., was registered against the petitioners. The petitioners were called to the police station regarding the said crime. 5. Recording the same, this Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the police are directed to follow due process of law regarding the crime which has been registered against the petitioners. 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: 36462/2025 Dated.05.01.2026 UPS