The High Court · 2025

Petition under Article 226 of the Conptitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue Writ, Order or Direction, or a1.ly other appropriate Order one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the action of Respondents calling the Petitioners to Police Station and harassipg them without there being any requirement in FIR No.01 ot 2025 dated 30.b4.2025 on the file of police Station Narcotics Warangal Diskict, as illegal, arbifrary also against the principles of natural justice consequently direct the Respondents not to harass or call the Petitioners to Police Station and not to interfere into the p,-.rrjonal life and liberty of the Petitioners lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CpC praying that in the circu n-l.,rn"". stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court rnzry be pleased to direct the Respondents not to harass or call the petitioners to Folrce station and not to interfere into the personal life and liberty of the petitioners, pending disposal of main Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI FAHMEENA YASMEEN Counsel for the Respondents: Gp FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR VWTIT PETITION NO.16224 Of 2025 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioncrs and learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondcrtt Nos.1 to 3. With their consent, this writ petition is bcing taken up for disposal at thc admission stage itself 2 This writ petiLion has been filed seeking the following prayer:- "to declare the action of Resporulents calting tttr' Pttitiotu:rs to Police Station and harassing them ruitlrctLt tl(re bt'ittg aty rtquirement in FIR No.01 of 2025 dated 30.04.2025 bn tln' lilt of PoLice Station Narcotics Warangal District, ns illegtl, nrfiiLrtty, nlso ngainst the principles of naturnl justice conserytently direct tlrt Respotdents not to htrass or call the Petitioners to Police St iott tuul troL to interfere into the personal life nnd liberty of the Petitioners."

3. Brief facts stated in this writ petition f,re that pctitioners are the family members and petitioner No.1 is a pardanesheen ladv, pctitioner Nos.2,3,4 and 6 are students and petitioner No.5 is engagecl in business. It is further stated that petitioner's No.1 husband i.e., M hammccl Mun.rwar'Ali, is falsely implicated in FIR No.01 of 2025 dated 3 04.2025, for the offences under Section 8 (c) read with 20 (b) (ii) (c),29 NDPSA Act, pending on the file of police station Narcotics Warangal District, [t is further stated that on confession of accused Nos.1 anc{ 2, poli(e hacl addecl the name of the petitioner's husband as accused No.4 in FIR No.01 of 2025 dated 30.04.2025. The case of the petitioners is that though the petitioners are not involved in the above said case, the respondent auihor ties are calling the petitioners to the police station compelling to sit for hours It is further stated that petitioner 2 Nos.2,3,4 and 6 are students and petjtioner No.5 is engagecl in busirress and if they are frequcntly called to the police station, it rvculd eifect thcir clailr routine. Aggrieved, by the same this writ petition is fiL:d

4. Lcarned Government Pleader for Home appca ring for. rcsponclcnt Nos.1 to 3 placed on record instructions issued by Siuh-lnspector ol [)olicc, Warangal Narcotics Police Station, TG Anti Narcotic Bureau, Hvclelabad, wherein it is stated that on credible information, Sub inspector ot policc, Warangal Narcotics PS, intercepted one Innova car. bearing No.At, 09 Ay 8289, driven by the accused No.1 and Swift car bearinli No.TS 07 IIN 203-1, driven by accused No.2. Wtrile, jntercepting th,: saicl vchiclcs near Chintagattu flyover bridge, Hanumakonda, the police tbund 142.30 Kgs of ganja, hence the accused Nos.1 and 2 along with the-v:hicles \.vcre takcn into custody. During the interrogation, accused Nos.1 and 2 confesser.l that thev are suppliers of ganja and they have purchased the sam'l lrgm accusc,.l No.3 and were selling the same to accused No.4 (petitioner':; I usband). fhcreafter, policc registered Crime No.01 of 2025, under Section 8 (ci reatl n.ith 2{) (b) (ii) (c), 29 NDISA Act. The Accused Nos.1 and 2 were prodlcecl beforc tht: coult and were remarrded to judicial custody in Central Prison, Khantmarn. However, accused Nos.3 and 4 were absconding. Upon f urther investrgation, it was reveled that the petitioner's husband i.e., accusrtd No.4 is involved in pedclling of ganja since 2007 and he is involved in mc,rc than U NDpS cascs i.e.,Cr.No.3013 of 2007, Cr.No.130 o12073, Cr.No.O1 of '-l0t7,Cr.No l6 ot2077, Cr.No.171 of 201,7, Cr.No.60 of 2077, Cr.No.06 of 201_7 and Cr.No.2t of 2018 t !' 4"t' -) pending on the files of various police stations in the statc of Tclangana. It is further stated that since the petitioner No.1 is wifc, petitioner Nos.2 to 4 are children of accused No.4 and petitioner NQs.5 and 6 are workers of accused No.4, they might have some inJormation about him. Hcncc, the rcspondcnt authorities to know the whereabouts of aqcused No.-L, issuccl notice undcr section 67 of NDPS Act dated 13.08.2025 and requested thc petitioners to appear before the investigating officer i.e., $ri.B.Ravinder, Inspcctor of Police, Warangal, NPS, TGANB, Hyderabad. Ho ever, tilI date pctitioners clid not approach the investigating off icer

5. Learned Government Pleader for flomc further subn-rits th.rt except conducting investigation in FIR No.01 of 2025 tlatctl 30.01.2025 and to know the whereabouts of accused No.4, the petitioners were called and the respondent authorities are not harassing thc petitioners and are not interfering in there personai life and liberty and prav this C()Hrt to tlirect the petitioners to co-operate with the investigltion in FIR No.01 of 2025 dated I t

30.04.2025

6. Having considered the above facts and circumstancc and since the respondent authorities are calling the petitifners to know the whcreabouts of thc accused No.4, this Court deems it appropriate to disposc of the writ petition and the petitioners are directed to approach the investigating officer i.e., Sri.B.Ravinder, Inspector of Police, Wa angal, NPS, TGANB, Hvderabacl I on 15.09.2025 at 10.30 Am. The investigation officcr is dircctccl to corrc{uct thc /) 4 .- \-"-l investigation on the above said dateand if further irrvrrstigation is rcquirt'd, since the petitioner Nos.2,3,5 and 6 are students, tht, invcstipjation officcr may call petitioners No.1 and 5 only, for further encurry, if anv. It is maclc clear that during the course of investigation, the res::cntlent authoritics are clirected b follow,due procedure as c()ntemplated unler lar,r,. It is also matle clear that the petitioners shall co-operate with the investigation irr FIR No.01 of 2025 clatecl 30.04.2025. Needless to say that the resprrdent.ruthoritics shall communicate this order to the investigating officer.

7. With the above direction, this writ petiti()r1 is disposctl o[. Miscellaneous applications, if any pentling, shall stand c osed. No orcler as to costs. SD/. T.TIRUMALA DEVI \ ?EPUTYREGISTRAR //TRUE COPYII \l SECTION OFFICER The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretaiiat. Flyderabad, State of Telangana The Commissioner of police, Wqralggl Commissionerate felangana State The Station H ouse officer TG_ Anti ftlr""tii*'riii"l r' i,b arrr a)] W, J.?, I Commissionerate Telanqana Staie- One CC to SRt FAHMEETA yeStrlEeru, Advocate tOp(JCI Two CCs to Gp FOR HoME, Hish C;rii;;ih; Si# ot retansana, at Hyderabad. [OUT] Two CD Copies '-'--'''" suruqu \ s r----- To 1 2 2 4 5 6 PSK. PS CC TODAY -<.: ,), C, j, t) -* t l, stP ?$6 -'(\ :,/.i. -r tr/ L \(D6,gp;i;iPli;;:/'" i, q-::-::---=:i: /' HIGH COURT DATED:0210912025 ORDER WP.No.26224 ot 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS