The High Court · 2025

THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.M. MOHIUDDIN WRIT PETITION NO: 26613 OF 2025 Between: The Muthoot Finance Ltd, Temple Alwal Branch, Secunderabad, Telangana. Rep. by its Branch Manager, Mr. Neelam Balakrishna S/o.Neelam ftrlaraiah, Aged - 35 years, R/o. Hyderabad Telangana. ...PETITIONER AND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary Home Department, Secretariat, Amaravati. The Director General of Police, State of Telangana, Hyderabad. The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, Telangana The Director General of Police, State of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati The Superintendent of Police, East Godavari District at Rajahmundry. The lnspector of Police, ll Town L and 0, Police Station Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District, AP. Smt.Sreepada Naga Laxmi, Wo.B.V.Krishna Sastry Aged 39 Years, Occ- Housewife, R/o. H.No. 6-20-3, T.Nagar, Ralamahendravaram East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh Smt.A.Naga Jyothi, Wo.Sriramana Chandra Muthy. Aged - 47 years, Occ- Household R/o. H.No. 'l-10-59, Temple Alwal, Secunderabad, Telangana. 10. V.Siva Datta Bhaskar, S/o.S.V. Narayana Murthy Aged - Malor Occ - Business 8 9 R/o. H.No. 1-10-59, Temple Alwal, Secunderabad, Telangana ..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 a Writ, order or a direction, more parlicularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 7th Respondent herein to extending lhreats to handover the gold ornaments deposited by the 9th and 1Oth Respondent in respect of loan account Nos.BTO-256, IVSL-19537, 19538, '19539, 19540,19542, 19544, 19551, 19554, 19555, 19556, 19558. 19559, '19560, 19564 I I i a i and 19566 and personal vislts and extending oral threats to the employees of the Petitioner to hand over the gold ornaments without any manne. of right under the guise of registration ol Crime No.17412025 under Sections 31U (4), 351 (2) BNS against Respondent No '10 and issuing undated notice under Section 94 BNSS (91CRPC) and rnterference with the day{o-day business activities of the Petitioner's Cornp:rny without following due process of law as illegal, unwarranted. unsustainable arbitrary, unconstitutional, against Law as well as principles of natural justice and consequently set aside undated Notice under Section 94 BNSS ard direct the Respondents not to interference with the business activities of the Petitioner Company without following due process of law fA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 15'1 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated an the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondents not to interfere with the business activities of the Petitioner Company under the guise of registration of Crime No.17412025 under Sections 318 (4) 351 (:2) BNS against Respondent No.10 including seizure of gold deposited by the respondent No.9 & 10 under the guise of undated Notice under Section 94 BNSS witlrout following the due process of law Counsel for the Petiti<,ner: SRl. K. B. RAMANNA DORA Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1,3&4: SRI MAHESH RAJE, GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2,5,6&7: SRI A. RAGHURAM, Counsel for the Respondent Nos.8to10:- AGP FOR STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH The Court made the fc Ilowing: ORDER TIIE H Ordcr II I tI A.ND THE HON'BLE SRI IUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN pd1fs ilion No.266\i a! L02s \Ir. I{.B.Ramanna l)ora, learncd counsci lor thc pctiflorrcr: \Ir.rt hoot Liitrar.rce Lilited.

2. NIr. N'lahcsh ltajc, Iearncd Govctnment Pieader krr Honrc appears tor rcspondents No.1, i and 4. .]. \h'. ,\.Raehulrm, leatncd ,\ssistant (Ior-ernt-ncnt Plcutler' tbr the Statc o[Andhra Pradesh appcars for rcspondcnts No.2. 5, 6 ancl 7. +. This \\''rit Petitron is filccl [or thc tbllorvine rclicf: "to issue a writ, order or a dircction, more particularly, one in the nature of tJ7rit oI N{anclamus declaring the action of the 7'l' ltespondcnt hercin to extcnding threats to handover thc gold ornanrcnts depositcd by the 9'h and 10'r' Responclcnr in rcspcct of loan account Nos.BTO-256, MSt.-19537, 19.1-18, t9539, 19540, 19542, 19544, 19551, 1955,+, 19.155, 19556, 19558, 19559, 19560, 195(14 ancl 19566 and ) pel's()nal visits and cxtending oral thrcats t() the cmpl,r\-,:cs o[ thc Pcridoner to hand ovcr thc gold ornrllncnts s'ithout alrv manncr of right ,-rntlcr thc gr:isc ot rcsistratiorr of Crime No.174/2[t25 trnder Secri.n:, 318(+) anrl 351(2) of RNS againsr Re's1'urn.lcnt No 10 and issuing undatcd noucc undcr Sectic,r.r 9-l of BNSS (91 ot Cr.P.C.) and intcrfercnce rvith tlrc clar'-to-dav business activitics of thc Pctiuon,:r's (-ompanv without follorving due proccss oi lrrrv as illegal, unrvarranted, unsustainzrblc. arbitr-rrn, uncons Litutional, against Law- as rvell as pr:incipk s of narural justice and couseqr.rl-ntly, set asiclc undatcd Notice undcr Secti<,rn 94 of BNSS and dirccr the Rcspondents not to intcrfercncc r',,ith thc busincss acriviries of the Petitior.rer Companv s,ithout ttrilorr ing duc process of larv." -5 ,.\ftcl s.rrne llrgutrlents, lcarncd counscl [or the pctiri.)ncr secks pcrrrrissit,n oi thc Court to rvithdraw the \&rit Petition with [il;ur:n' to thr- pctitioner to approach the appropriate forum for I redressal of its ,3rie vance. 3 6 Ircrmission is allorved and thc Writ Pedtion is, accorclingh-, clisrni-ssecl as rvithdrarvn. Hou,er.er, there sl-rall I;e no rlrdcr as tcr c ()s ts. Iliscellancous applicaLions pending, i[ any, shall sr:rnci c[oscd To, SD/.L. VIJAYA LAXMI AS ISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPYII CTION OFFICER I Hyderabad [OUT]

1. One CC to SRI K. B. RAIVANNA DORA, Advocate [OPUC] 2 fwo CCs to GP FOR HOIVE ,High Court for the State of Telangana at 3 Two CCs to GP FOR THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, High Court for 4 Two CD Copies t- the State of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] B DJ m t o * + f, * t. * ,6 * i + + * HIGH COURT DATED:08149t2025 ORDER WP.No.26613 of 2025 j o o 6( 0tI 13 2025 !r.. r,ATCrr r_O * DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITION AS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT COSTS $, 1 y7 il ?.'l t I I I