IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CONTEMPT CASE No.1498 of 2009 IN WRIT PETITION No :475 of 2009 Between: Mohd.Afzal, S/o Mohd.Haneef, 52 years, Occ: Business, r/o 10-1-1190/2, A.C. Guards, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND M.Sudharshan, Station House Officer, Circle Inspector of Police, Saifabad Police Station, Saifabad, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CONTEMPT CASE No.1498 of 2009 IN WRIT PETITION No.475 of 2009 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed by the petitioner seeking to summon the respondent herein and punish him for willfully violating and disobeying the orders of this Court passed in Writ Petition No.475 of 2009 dated 25.08.2009. While disposing of the Writ Petition No.475 of 2009, this Court, on 25.08.2009, directed the respondent-contemnor i.e., Station House Officer/Circle Inspector of Police, saifabad Police Station, Saifabad, Hyderabad not to call the petitioner to appear before him for the purpose of settling civil disputes without following due process of law. This Court, on 09.06.2010, while admitting the Contempt Case, issued Form No.I notice to the respondent-contemnor. Accordingly, the respondent-contemnor was appeared before this Court on 23.06.2010 and thereafter his presence was dispensed with. A detailed counter-affidavit has been filed by the respondent stating so many factual aspects. The sum and substance of the said counter-affidavit is that the petitioner was directed to appear before the respondent in connection with Crime No.74 of 2009 only and that he never harassed the petitioner nor detained him in the police station at any point of time. In the light of the aforesaid averment made in the counter-affidavit, this Court is of the view that it cannot be said that the respondent-contemnor had flouted the orders of this Court. In fact, the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.475 of 2009 is very clear that the petitioner shall not be directed to appear before the respondent without following due process of law. Having regard to the fact that a crime has been registered against the petitioner, it is always left open to the respondent-contemnor to summon the petitioner for the purpose of investigation of the said case. However, under the guise of said investigation, the respondent-contemnor shall not harass the petitioner. The Contempt Case is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _____________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) 13-08-2010 Gsn.