Telangana High Court
WP/16984/2026 of Somanaboina Ramesh Vs The State of Telangana, on 29 May 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHT RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 16984 OF 2026 Between Somanaboina Ramesh, s/o S.Venkatesham, aged
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF MAY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHT RAO
WRIT PETITION NO: 16984 OF 2026
Between
Somanaboina Ramesh, s/o S.Venkatesham, aged about 39 years, occ.
Business, rlo H.No., 1-9-21 Near Venkateshwara Swamy Temple, Kapra, Kushaiguda, Medchal Malkajgiri District.
..PETITIONER
AND
1. The State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad
2. The Commissioner of Police Headquarters and lntegrated Command Control Centre (!CCC), Road No. 12, Bhavani Nagar, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
3. The Station House Officer, Cyber Crime Police Station, Opposite Ayakar Bhawan, near L B Stadium, Lakdi-ka-pul, Khairatabad, Hyderabad.
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, to declare the action of the 3rd respondent in calling the petitioner to the police station by way of visiting his house from 22-5-2026 and harassing his family members to produce him, without there being any case or crime registered as being illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional and consequently direct the 3rd respondent not to take any coercive without following the due process of Law.
l.A. NO: I OF 2026
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 pass orders directing the respondentNo.3 herein not to visit the house from dt 2210512026 of the petitioner or in any manner interfere with his personal life and liberty, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition.
Gounse! for the Petitioner: SRI KASTHURI SURENDER
Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR HOME
The Court made the following: ORDER
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGAI{A
AT HYDERABAI)
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO
IITRIT PETITION No. L69A4 of 2o.26
Between:
Somanaboina Ramesh
Petitioner
AND
The State of Telangana,
Rep. by it PrinciPal Secretar5r,
Home DePartment,
Secretariat, Hyderabad and 2 others
...Respondents
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ORDER:
Heard Mr. K.Surender, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned. Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the resPondents.
2. This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking the following relief: "to issue an appropiate Wit' Order or Direction' more particularty one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus' to declare the action of the 3d respondent in calling t?rc petitioner to th.e potice station bg utag of uisiting his house and harassing his familg members to produce him' uithout there being anA ccise or crime registered'' as being illegal' arbitrary, uniust and unconstittttionat and consequentlg' direct t?E 3'd respond.ent not to take ang coerciue steps \\ \ DATDz 29.o,5.2o26
- without follou,ing the due process of Lana, and to grant such other relief or reliefs as fhrs Hon,ble Court d.eem.s fit and. proper in the circum"stances of the cose."
3. The petitioner's main grievance is the action of respondent No.3 in calling the petitioner to police station by constanfly visiting the petitioner's house and harassing his family members to produce the petitioner before the concerned officer without there being any cognizable offence registered against the petitioner.
4. Per contra, learned Assistant Government pleader for Home would contend that criminal case in crime No.332/2o26 on the file of the cyber crime police station, registered for the alleged offence under sections 3t6(2l,3lg(4), srg(2),33g, 3og(2) of the BNS Act, 2023 and Section 66 (c & D) of the I.T. Act. However, the alleged offences are less than 7 years.
5. In that view of the matter, the petitioner shall be caled to the poiice station for further investigation only by issuing a proper notice envisaged under section 35(3) of the BNS Act, 2023, by following due guidelines formulated by the Honble Supreme court of India in Antesh Kumar a, state of Bihart 'zot+ 1a; scc273 ,
@apry' J To, PMK and the petitioner shall cooperate as and when required by the investigating officer.
6. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this petition, shall stand closed. Sd,.A.SREENIVASA REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ,ffRUE COPY/ SECTION OFFICER
1. The Principal Secretary, Home Department' Hyderabad
2. The Commissioner of Police Headquarters and I Command Control Centre (ICCC), Road No. 12, Bhavani Nagar, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
3. The Station House Officer, CYber Crime Police Station, Opposite AYakar Bhawan, near L B Stadium, Lakdi-ka-Pul, Khairatabad, HYderabad.
4. One CC to SRI KASTHURI SURENDER, Advocate [OPUC]
5. Two CCs to GP Hyderabad IOUTI
6. Two CD CoPies FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Telangana, at v t
HIGH GOURT DATEDi 2910512026
ORDER
WP.No.16984 of 2026 VACATION COURT ,tii*71 ,\9, .,ff' ,/ 1r, i LA ,V ,i, l-6a @ ,j I *o Lr., ft ,t'.P cv S.s v \s H9 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS