IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.1421 of 2026 DATE OF ORDER: 20.01.2026 Between:

Annapurna Allur Foods Rep. by its Managing Partner Dharavathi Rajesh Nayak, S/o. Raju Naik ...Petitioner AND State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 2 Others ...Respondents

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed questioning the action of respondent No.3 in interfering into the day to day business activities of the petitioner by sending the constables without issuing any notice and without following due process of law. A consequential prayer is sought to direct respondent No.3 not to interfere into the day to day business activities of the petitioner in any manner without issuing any notice and without following due process of law.

2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents, on instructions of Inspector of Police, Godavarikhani, II-Town Police Station, Peddapalli District, would submit that one Smt. Gajangi Bhagyalaxmi lodged a written complaint on 16.12.2024 with respondent No.3 – S.H.O. Godavarikhani II-Town Police Station, Peddapalli District. Based on the said complaint, a case was registered in Crime No.234/2024 on 16.12.2024 for the offences under Sections 318(2) and 318(4) of BNS. On 17.12.2024, the respondent No.3 served notice under Section 35(3) of BNSS to the petitioner / accused. Thereafter, the petitioner came to the police station and confessed to have committed the offence in the presence of mediators. Subsequently, the respondent No.3 filed charge sheet on 24.09.2025 before the learned Principal Judicial First Class Magistrate, Godavarikhani (herein after referred as “trial court”) and C.C. number is awaited. It is further submitted that except conducting enquiry for the purpose of filing charge sheet, the respondent No.3 is not interfering in the day to day business activities of the petitioner.

3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would further submit that respondent No.3 will not interfere in the regular business activities of the petitioner without following due procedure as contemplated under law.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that to the extent of pending case against the petitioner / accused before the trial court, they would seek appropriate remedies as available under law.

5. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents.

6. Recording the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, the respondent No.3 is directed to follow due procedure as contemplated under law before initiating any action on the petitioner.

7. With the above observations, this writ petition is disposed of with consent. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications if any pending, in this petition, shall stand closed.

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JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR

Date: 20.01.2026

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