The High Court · 2025

Petition under Articre 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 particurarry one in the nati're of writ of N,4andamus, to declare the action of the 3rd respondent in calling the petitioners to the police station in relation to FIR No 437 of 2025 and thereby causing interference with their personal lives and liberty, as being illegar, arbitrary, unjust, u nconstitutional and violative of Article 21 of the constrtution of lndia and consequently direct the 3rd respondent not to take coercive steps without following the due process of Law. IA NO 10F 2025 PetitionunderSectionl5lCPCprayingthatinthecircunstancesstatedin the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court ma" )e pleased to pass ordersdirectingthe3rdrespondenthereinnottoCallthepetililnershereintothe 437 of 2025 wir rout following the police station in relation to the FIR No pending disposal of lhe main Writ procedure contemplated under the Law, Petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI P. VIJAYA LAKSHMI Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR Writ Petition No.31 o22 0F 2025 ORDER This u'rit petition is filed secl<ing the follou,ing pra,ver: ''. . . 1o issi/e t oppropn(tle Wnl, Ortler or DtrectutL, rttore ltttrlt<:ttlcLrly ote itt lhe tu ure of'Wit o.t' A[cudontus, to (lecl(Lrcl the lcltL)tl oJ tlte -),,1 resTtortdent in callltl(l th? p{ttitioners to the police sl.rfio,r i,r reletbn to FIR No.43Z oJ 2025 cutcl thereby catLstncl utterJercnce rutlt tleir persottol hues and tibertl1, (1s beirg tlleqal, arbitrary, r{,Uusi/, itltconslitutonel ud uiolatiue of Afticlc, 2l of the (-b, t-sfrl&tiorr ol lttdm rtttcl tonsequerttlg.ltrect tlle 3,,1 respotLdent tol to telie coerciut' stcl)s Luttltout .follouting the due process of Lanu, arLd lo qran.t. . "

2. Hearcl learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Covernment Pieader lor Home appearing on behalf of respondents. With their consent, this na-it petition is taken up for disposal.

3. The lact s of Lhe case in brief as statecl are that petitioners hail fr-om Bihar State ar-ld lr,orks in Hvderabad as labourers in a Scrap Godown at Shamsheergunj Lane. It is submitted that ever_V night, some pcrsons are gathering near the Petitioners' godor.r'n to consltme liquor and are discarding emptlr bottles, causirlg nuisance. Despite infonning the same to the Eodown o\\rner, tl-re problem persisted. On 05.10.2025, turo --I : t2t: intoxicated men created a disturbance anc when pctitioncrs informed tl-re same to ou'ner's sons uLz:. Shashanth and Govardhan, the said intoxicated persons :L Iacl<ed [l-retr-r u.ith beer botllcs. 'll-re localit.v ittten,ened, all: thc matter lr'as pacilied. S ubsequet'r tl-r,, the arttackers filecl ,l complaint lcading to FIR No.437 of 2025 against Shashanth arr Govardhat-i under various sections, including the SC/ST POA,\ :t. On 08.10.2025, police arrived to the said goclor,vn demand i rg the petitioners, lr,ho are not involved in the incidcnt, to conl l to the station. The main grievance of thc petitioners is that rev are u,rongfully rmplicated in the case under tlic "OTHER! " category despite harring no connection to thc offetrsc. Quesl.i., -ring tl-re same, the present u'rit pctition is filed.

4. Tl're learncd Assistant Ciovcrttmell L Pleader for Home appearing for respoudents placccl on record nstructions issued by the Sub tnspector of Policr:, Chatrin:r ra Police Station, Hyderabacl, stating that zrs pel' records, t liit thcre are t\\'o counter cases uiz., Cr. No.437 of 2025 li I cl under Sections 118/(1), 74. 303(21, 352, 351(21 read rvith Sc :tion 3(5) BNS and Sections 3(1)(r)(s) of SC/ST (POA) Act and lr.No.439 of 2025 ::3:: under Section 1 tB(l l, 324(21, 351(2) reacl with section 3(5) BNS r'r'hich werc registered on 06.10.2025 at Police Station Cl-rzrtrinaka, relatir-rg to the sarmc inciclcnt that occurred on

05.10.2025 night ncar Union Banl<, Shamsheergunj Lane, involving a quarrc'l betrveen Yadagiri (SC communitl,) ancl certain godo',r.,r-r u,orkers at Aliyabzrd. [t ftrrther surbmitted that a prelimirrar,l, enquir_r, u,as conducted into the incident, during u,hich it u'as reirealed that a group ol individuals had assaultcd onc pcrson, follou,ed by a hcatcd argument and exchange of threats betu,een both sides. Based on the prima lacie material, it u,as conlirmed that a ph,r'sical altercation had indeed taken place. Accordingl_r', a fair zrnd impartial in',.estigation r.r,as going on in botl'r the above crimes. It rvas further submitted that a reqr-risition \\,ers sen t to the Comrlissioner ol Police, Hyderabad Cit_1,, rcquesting the appointment on an investigating Officer for fhe case in Cr. No.437 I 2025 ot Police Station Chatrinaka. The said requisition is still pending as on durte only a preliminary enqurir-r,has been conductecl and no accused has been finalized Moreover, no person has been summoncd for enquiry to the Police Station in the saicl crimes. The learned Assistan t Government Pleader for Home furtl-rer ciras's the attention of ::4:: this Court to tl-re complaint filcd b1'NakkzrriL intl-ri Yadagiri S/o Narsing Rao to the Inspector of Policc P.S. Cl-ratrinaka, Hydcrabacl, anrl f:rirlv submits tl-rat thc neltn( s of the petitioners ilre not nrcnttonccl thereiu. Horl'ever, if tht' 1 r eliminar,r' etlquirv rcveals anr cortr-tcctior-t of the petttiorrt'r r u ith t hc crimc. appropri:rtc actron u ill lrc tal<er-r

5. Having regard to the submissiorrs made J.ly learned counsel on eitl-rer sidc, this u,rit petition rs, clisltosecl of witl'r a direction to respotrdent No.3 to follou lue procedure AS contemplatcd undcr lelv bcfore initiating i: t L. actior-r :rgainst the' pe tltroncrs

6. With the above ol-.serverlior-rs, t r s \\'rit pctition 1Si disposed of Miscellancous pctitions, if anr,, 1rt ' rlinu in this u'rit petition shall stand closed. No costs //TRUE COPY// Srlr M.JAWAHAR REDDY AI; ;ISTANT REGISTRAR ,/,u) SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Principal Secretary, Home Department , State of - elangana' Secretariat' Hyderabad.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad 3. The Station House Officer, Chatrinaka Police Station I yderabad' 4. One CC to SRl. P. VIJAYA LAKSHMI, Advocate [C)F'l C] 5. Two CCs to GP FOR HOtr/E ,High Court for the Sta ( of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT]

6. Two CD CoPies <f DAN SN HIGH COURT DATED:14110t2025 '. -rt' ' () i 6 lt8 eu8 * f.' -r: ..'/ _... .. .',/ a,' ORDER WP.No.31022 ot 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETTTION WITHOUT COSTS @ .d" w DT z'.\r\22