IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION NO : 26881 of 2007 DATE: 28.01.2008 Between: Edi Kalavathi ..... PETITIONER AND 1. the sub-inspector of police, ii town police station, Visakhapatnam, and others. ...RESPONDENTS ORAL ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Gopal Reddy) The petitioner addressed a letter dated 11.12.2007 to the Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam, marking a copy to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice, alleging that the officials of II Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam, confined her since 5.12.2007 and demanding to withdraw the civil cases against her mother, brother and others, and threatening her that if she fails to withdraw the same, they will implicate her in false cases, was taken up as a writ petition. In response to the notice, the Woman Sub-Inspector of Police, II Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam, the first respondent herein, filed counter affidavit stating that one Smt. Saripalli Kanaka, W/o.Eswara Rao, lodged a complaint dated 5.12.2007 stating that she married one Saripalli Eswara Rao in the year 1986, but they were not blessed with any children. Hence with the permission of her husband and her mother-in-law she adopted a two days boy from Gosala Hospital, but husband and her sister-in-law (the petitioner herein) are harassing her mentally and physically. On the basis of the above said complaint a case in Crime No.762 of 2007 was registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 494 IPC in which the petitioner was arrayed as accused No.3. During the course of investigation, the first respondent, being the investigating officer, recorded the statements of the witnesses under Section 161 of Cr.P.C., wherein the witnesses corroborated the contents of the complaint. The first respondent also assured the Court that she would complete the investigation as expeditiously as possible and file final report/charge sheet before the concerned Court having jurisdiction and denied that she never confined the petitioner nor demanded her to withdraw the civil cases. Only to divert the attention of the investigation officer, the petitioner sent the above telegram. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner is alleged to be accused No.3 in Crime No.762 of 2007 registered for the above referred offences, the police after completing the investigation, shall produce the petitioner before the concerned Magistrate, who shall record her statement about the harassment or illegal confinement, if any, and shall proceed with the matter. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ____________________ (A. GOPAL REDDY, J.) ______________________________ (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J.) 28th January, 2008 Js.