Adapa Yugandhara Rao, S/O. Latevenkaiah, v. The State Of A.P. Rep. By Its Prl. Secretary,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.PRAVEEN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 21065 of 2016 ORDER:

Heard.

The present writ petition is filed with the following prayer: 'For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, the petitioners herein prays that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring that the Tadipatri Town Police Station do not have any jurisdiction to enquire into Crime No.115 of 2015 pending on its file and consequently transfer the said crime to any police station outside the Rayalaseema Districts in the interest of justice and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.' Though various grounds are raised, learned counsel for the petitioners mainly submits that the petitioners are being summoned to the police station with a view to harass them. The same is disputed by the learned Government Pleader.

Having regard to the above, the present writ petition is disposed of directing respondent No.4 not to summon the petitioners to the police station, without following due process of law. Further, having regard to the apprehension expressed by the petitioners, they are at liberty to take the assistance of a friend or a lawyer, whenever they are summoned to the police station.

Miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed in the light of this final order. No order as to costs. ______________________ JUSTICE C.PRAVEEN KUMAR 29.06.2016, vhb