Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/55/2022 of M. Sreenivasulu @ Srinu, Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh, on 14 October 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3604] THURSDAY, THE 15th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM WRIT PETITION NO: 55/2022 Between: 1. M. SREENIVASULU @ SRINU,, S/O. RAMANJANEYULU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/O. BANAGANAPALLI
APHC010525792021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
THURSDAY, THE 15th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM
WRIT PETITION NO: 55/2022
Between:
1. M. SREENIVASULU @ SRINU,, S/O. RAMANJANEYULU, AGED
ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/O. BANAGANAPALLI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT.
...PETITIONER
AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL
SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.
2. THE
SUPERINTENDENT
OF
POLICE,
KURNOOL,
KURNOOL
DISTRICT.
3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NANDYAL, KURNOOL
DISTRICT.
4. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, DHONE, KURNOOL
DISTRICT.
5. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALLAGADDA, KURNOOL DISTRICT.
...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 topleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the action of the respondents no.2 to 5
unnecessarily implicating the petitioner into crimes in relating to Section 7(1)
of E.C. Act, one after the other and also threatening the petitioner that they will detain in the police station as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents not to implicate the petitioner into any further crimes and also not
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to take any further coercive steps high handedly against the petitioner and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2022
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 be pleased to direct the respondents not to threaten the petitioner for false implication into any further crimes and not to initiate any steps for detaining the petitioner for police custody pending disposal of this writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. N ASWARTHA NARAYANA
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR HOME
The Court made the following:
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THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM
WRIT PETITION No: 55 OF 2022
ORDER:
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that this writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondent Nos.2 to 5 to act in accordance with law in the event of any similar allegations being made against the petitioner in future.
2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home fairly conceded to dispose of this writ petition with that direction.
3. In view of the submissions made by both the counsel, this court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with an appropriate direction, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the allegations, if any, made against the petitioner.
4. In the result, this writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondent Nos.2 to 5 to act strictly in accordance with law in the event of any allegations or any complaints being made against the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs.
As a sequel thereto, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ SUNITHA GANDHAM, J Dt:15.10.2026 Scs
THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM
WRIT PETITION No: 55 OF 2022 Date: 15.10.2026
Scs
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