WP/10155/2017 of Mendragunti Nagalakshmi, W/o. Uttam Kumar, Vs State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary on 22 April 2026

APHC010293952017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND

WRIT PETITION NO: 10155/2017

Between:

1. MENDRAGUNTI NAGALAKSHMI, W/O. UTTAM KUMAR,, OCC:

COOLIE,

R/O.

DOOR

NO.

9-259

B,

STUVARTPURAM,

VRUKSHANAGAR, STUVARTPURAM, BAPATLA MANDAL, GUNTUR

DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. STATE

OF

ANDHRA

PRADESH

REP

BY

ITS

PRINCIPAL

SECRETARY,

TO

GOVERNMENT,

HOME

DEPARTMENT,

SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR, GUNTUR

DISTRICT.

2. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL GUNTUR GUNTUR DISTRICT, -

3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE RURAL GUNTUR DISTRICT AT

GUNTUR, -

4. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE BAPATLA GUNTUR

DISTRICT, -

5. INSPECTOR OF POLICE BAPATLA CIRCLE GUNTUR DISTRICT, -

6. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE KARLAPALEM POLICE STATION, GUNTUR DISTRICT, IN CHARGE OF VEDULLAPALLI POLICE

STATION, GUNTUR 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 toto issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS directing the action of the respondents 3 to 5 in making efforts to encounter the petitioner's husband by name Mendragunti Uttam Kumar @ M. Kumar (a) Uthi, S/o. Chittibabu, who is implicated in Crime No. 3 of 2017 of 6th respondent Police Station and making efforts to record the forcible confession statements is illegal, irregular and without jurisdiction and consequently direct the respondents not to harass the petitioner's husband and not to record forcible confessional statements and not to interfere in any manner with personal life, liberty and properties of her husband and if any contrary is happened as aforesaid make the respondents liable IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP 12577 OF 2017

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 to direct the Respondents 1 to 3 to arrange the police personnel for the petitioner's husband attendance before the court outside circle of the 5th respondent's circle, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. NAGA PRAVEEN VANKAYALAPATI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR HOME (AP)

The Court made the following:

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND

WRIT PETITION NO.10155 OF 2017