THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.874 of 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus declaring the action of the respondent – Station House Officer, Chilkur Police Station, Chilkur, Nalgonda District, in interfering with the life and liberty of the petitioners and threatening and harassing them under the guise of investigation in Crime No.110 of 2010 registered on the file of the respondent, as illegal and arbitrary. It is the case of the petitioners that the first petitioner is working as Field Officer of State Bank of Hyderabad at Bethavole Branch, Chilkur Mandal, Nalgonda District, and the second petitioner as Branch Manager, State Bank of Hyderabad, Bhavanipuram, Vijayawada, Krishna District. It is their grievance that in spite of the fact that their names are not figured in the complaint in Crime No.110 of 2010, the respondent is harassing by calling them to the police station frequently under the guise of investigation. Based on written instructions, dated 27.01.2011, sent by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Chilkur Police Station, Nalgonda District, it is submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondent that one R.Hemasunder, Assistant General Manager of State Bank of Hyderabad, Regional Office, Nalgonda, had approached the police, Chilkur, lodged a complaint on 28.10.2010 stating that the named persons in the complaint obtained a loan of Rs.21,77,758/- from their bank at Bethavole Branch by submitting fake warehouse receipts and cheated the bank and during inspection of the Warehouse Godowns, these facts came to light, and requested to take action. It is further submitted that based on such complaint, a case was registered in Crime No.110 of 2010 for the offences under Sections 468, 471, 465 and 420 IPC on 02.11.2010 and the matter is under investigation. It is further submitted that names of the petitioners are not there in the complaint but with reference to the crime in question, investigation is to be made in all angles in order to book the real culprits. It is also submitted that the respondent is making investigation into such crime, he did not interfere with the day-to-day activities of the petitioners and he never summoned them to the police station. From the submissions made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondent, it is clear that as of now, names of the petitioners are not mentioned in the complaint but in a complaint of this nature, investigation is to be made by the police in all angles. Therefore, such investigation cannot be considered as interference with the life and liberty of the petitioners. It is also submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents that the second petitioner is working as Branch Manager at Bhavanipuram, Vijayawada, Krishna District but it is not disputed that earlier, he worked as such at Bethavole Branch. In that view of the matter, though it is stated by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondent that the respondent is not interfering with the life and liberty of the petitioners and he never summoned them to the police station, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondent not to interfere with the life and liberty of the petitioners. However, this will not preclude the respondent to make fair investigation on the complaint registered in Crime No.110 of 2010. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 31st JANUARY, 2011. kvni