IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FIRDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 2298 of 2010 Between: Moka Ram Mohan Rao ..... PETITIONER AND The Station House Officer, Chilakalapudi police station Machilipatnam and another. .....RESPONDENT(S) HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA W.P.No.2298 of 2010 ORDER: According to the petitioner, he is a resident of Chintakuntapalem village, which is in the limits of Inakoduru police station, and the respondents on 28-01-2010 at 10.30 a.m., without any authority of law, directed the petitioner to come to the police station, and when the petitioner was present, he was made to sit in the police station the whole day and he was further directed to appear before the police station on the next day also. As the same is an infringement of his fundamental rights and personal liberty, he approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Home. 3. If any complaint is received by the police, then it is for the police to register a case, investigate into the matter and submit a final report as provided for under Section 173 Cr.P.C. Here, according to the petitioner, the respondents have so far not registered any crime against the petitioner, directing him to come to the police station and make him sit at the police station hours together. Therefore, in my considered view, the police have no business to interfere with the personal life and liberty of any individual without following due process of law and the action of the respondents is contrary to the principles of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the personal life and liberty of the petitioner without following due process of law. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ 5th February 2010 KVR