APHC010114602026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3327]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 6298/2026 Between:

1. ADDANKI DEEPAK KUMAR, S/O ADDANKI VIJAYA KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC PRIVATE EMPLOYEE, R/O 13-11-22/2, ST.ANN'S SCHOOL, KOBBARITHOTA, WARD NO.29, TADEPALLIGUDEM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

...PETITIONER A N D

1. THE UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI -110001.

2. THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER, EAST BLOCK- VIII, LEVEL-V, SECTOR-

1, R.K.PURAM, NEW DELHI -110066.

3. THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, HYDERABAD, REP BY THE FRRO, SARDAR VALLABHAI PATEL BOL OFFICE NEAR CISF QUARTERS, MAMIDIPALLY, SHAMSHABAD, HYDERABAD - 500005.

4. THE ARUNDALPET POLICE STATION, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT, REP BY ITS STATION HOUSE OFFICER –

522002 ...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India 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 particularly in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the Look-Out Circular (LoC) issued by the Respondent Nos.2 and 3 vide Originator Ref. No. 2025/10031/00009742, dated 23.09.2025 and LOC No.2025436587, notifying the Petitioner as an accused who is to be detained and handed over to Local Police as being illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India, and contrary to the Guidelines on the Look-out Circular issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, vide OM.No.25016/10/2017-lmm (pt), dated 22.02.2021 and Consequently set aside the said Look-Out Circular (LoC) issued by the RespondentNos.2 and 3 vide Originator Ref. No. 2025/10031/00009742, dated 23.09.2025 and LOC No.2025436587 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the operation of the Look-Out Circular (LoC) issued by the Respondent Nos.2 and 3 vide Originator Ref. No. 2025/10031/00009742, dated 23.09.2025 and LOC No.2025436587, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. AJAY KUMAR KANAPARTHI Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR HOME

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The Court made the following:

O R D E R

The Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the Look-out Circular (LoC) vide Originator Ref. No.2025/10031/00009742, dated 23.09.2025 and LoC No.2025436587 issued by respondent Nos.2 and 3, notifying the Writ Petitioner as an accused, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 19 (1) (g) and 21 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the Guidelines governing the Look-out Circular issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, vide OM No.25016/10/2017-Imm (pt.) dated 22.02.2021 and consequently, set-aside the said Look-out Circular.

2. It is the case of Writ Petitioner that he worked in Amazon in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and also in Bangalore in various roles; that the parents of Writ Petitioner run educational institutions; that marriage of Writ Petitioner was performed with one Mekathoti Rishika on 09.10.2019 at Tanuku, Andhra Pradesh and thereafter, both of them left India for USA on 14.10.2019 to lead conjugal life. Subsequently, disputes cropped up between them, and the Writ Petitioner filed OP No.141 of 2025 before the IV Additional District Court, West Godavari at Tanuku seeking dissolution of marriage; that as a counter-blast, a case in Crime No.504 of 2025 of Arundalpet Police Station, Guntur for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 79 read with 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘BNS’) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (for brevity ‘the DP Act, 1961’) was registered against him.

(b) The Writ Petitioner vide Order dated 24.09.2025 pass