Kokkeragadda Sandeep v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
Constitutional Law – Article 226 – Protection of life and personal liberty (Article 21)
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), Writ Petition No. 3770/2025, decided 14.02.2025 by Justice B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi. Petitioner Kokkeragadda Sandeep vs State of Andhra Pradesh and others. Prayer under Article 226 invoking Article 21: alleged police interference with life and liberty, repeated calls to police station, compulsion to marry 7th respondent, threat of false cases. Post-filing arrest and remand to judicial custody reported; petition closed at admission stage without merits, no costs, interlocutory applications closed. Keywords: police harassment, forced marriage, false implication, habeas-type writ, closure at admission.
What did the court decide?
In view of the petitioner's post-filing arrest and judicial remand, this Court held that no further orders were necessary in the Writ Petition and that it could be closed at the stage of admission itself, without going into the merits of the case.