APHC010409872025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3327]

AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 21219/2025 Between:

1. KEDARI SWAROOPA RANI, W/O. MANISH, PASSPORT NO. NG111824, 6THFRIMLEY AVENUE, MIDDLESBROUGH, T538PX ,CLEAVE LAND, UNITED KINGDOM. REP. BY HER GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER SMT. VANGA LAKSHMI, W/O. ADINARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 1- 16-9/A, RIKSHA CENTRE, BARAMPET, NARASARAOPET, PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

2. BANDI NAGA LAKSHMI PRASANTHI, W/O.BALA SWAMI HOUSE NO.2968, WASHINGTON STREET. CHANDLER, ARIZONA-85286 USA. REP. BY HER GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER SMT. VANGA LAKSHMI, W/O. ADINARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 1- 16-9/A, RIKSHA CENTRE, BARAMPET, NARASARAOPET, PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER(S)

AND

1. BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION MINISTRY AFFAIRS, UNION OF INDIA, REP.BY ITS COMMISSIONER (IMMIGRATION) EAST BLOCK, VIII, LEVEL -V, SECTOR-1, RK PURAM, NEW DELHI.

2. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, A.P SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI CAPITAL CITY, VELAGAPUDI POST,THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

3. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, DGP OFFICE, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADES

4. ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, O/O.

ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, CRIME INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT, APDGP HEAD QUARTERS 1ST FLOOR MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

5. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NARASARAOPET, PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

6. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, II- TOWN POLICE STATION, NARASARAO PET, PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

7. INSPECTOR OF POLICE INTELLIGENCE, ATTACHED TO THE OFFICER OF SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NARASARAOPET, PALNADU DISTRICT.

...RESPONDENT(S):

Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. M PITCHAIAH Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR HOME

2. G SAI NARAYANA RAO SC FOR CENTRAL. GOVT.

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.21219 of 2025 Order:

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayer;

“….pleased to issue an order or direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other suitable writ declaring the action of the Respondents in issuing lookout notice against the 1ST Petitioner in connection with Crime No. 126/2022 of II- town Police, Narasaraopet i.e., 6TH Respondent Police station for alleged offences under Section 498-A of IPC R/w with 34 and section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and further action of the respondents more particularly 6TH respondent in obstructing and threatening Arrest of the petitioners and their implication in false cases for their free entry and exit to India as illegal arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and violative of article 14,19 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently set aside the lookout notice issued against the Petitioners in connection with the case and Crime No. 126/2022 for alleged offences under Section 498A of IPC R/w with 34 and section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and pass.”

2. Case of the petitioners herein is that the respondent authorities opened a Look Out Circular against the petitioners in connection with Crime No. 126 of 2022 of II Town Police Station, Narasaraopet, registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Petitioner No. 1 is a private employee working in London, and her presence there is very much necessary for the continuation of her employment; otherwise, her employer may terminate her services. Petitioner No. 2 is also employed as a Software professional in TCS in Maricopa County, State of Arizona, United States, and her presence is likewise necessary at her workplace. Except for the aforesaid crime, there are no other criminal proceedings pending against the petitioners. Moreover, the crime registered again