IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE NINETH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.12959 of 2009 Between: Shoukathullah Khan. … Petitioner And: The Station House Officer, Saifabad Police Station, Saifabad, Hyderabad and two others. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri V.Ramchander Goud. Counsel for the Respondents: AGP for Home for R.1 and R.2. None for R.3. This Court made the following: ORDER:- In this Writ Petition, the petitioner sought for a Mandamus to declare the action of respondents 1 and 2 in interfering with the petitioner’s life and liberty, without registering any crime, and forcing the petitioner to settle the dispute with respondent No.3, as illegal and unconstitutional. Heard Sri V.Ramchander Goud, learned counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for respondents 1 and 2. The petitioner had business transactions with respondent No.3 as the latter’s agent. He allegedly fell in arrears and the cheques issued by him got bounced. The petitioner alleged that, at the instance of respondent No.3, respondents 1 and 2 have been interfering with his life and liberty by insisting on him to pay the amounts due to respondent No.3. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, submitted that the complaint given by the Central Reservation Manager of respondent No.3-Corporation was registered as Crime No.332 of 2009 for the offences under Sections 406 and 420 IPC against the petitioner on 1-6-2009; and that, after registration of the said case, respondents 1 and 2 require to summon the petitioner for the purpose of conducting investigation into the said case. The learned counsel for the petitioner received a copy of the FIR in the said Crime at the previous hearing and today he submitted that the said case was registered after filing of this Writ Petition, and that the same is frivolous and vexatious in nature. Whether the allegations contained in the complaint are true or not are required to be investigated. Therefore, no opinion can be expressed by this Court, at this stage. Since the criminal case was already registered against the petitioner, respondents 1 and 2 are entitled to investigate into the said case. However, while dealing with the petitioner in connection with the said case, they shall follow due process of law. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:09-7-2009 MNR