IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.4854 of 2008 Between: 1 Petla Ramulu S/o. Venkaiah Moraipally Village, Mustabad Mandal, Karimnagar District Presently R/o. Siricilla, Karimnagar District. 2 Petla Vijaya W/o.P. Ramulu Moraipally Village, Mustabad Mandal, Karimnagar District Presently R/o. Siricilla, Karimnagar District. 3 Petla Raju S/o. Ramulu Moraipally Village, Mustabad Mandal, Karimnagar District Presently R/o. Siricilla, Karimnagar District. ...PETITIONERS AND 1 The Circle Inspector of Police, Siricilla Police Station, Karimnagar District. 2 The Sub- Inspector of Police, Siricilla Police Station, Karimnagar District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a direction order or orders particularly one in the nature of Mandamus a) declaring the action of the respondents herein in asking the petitioners herein to attend the Police Station Siricilla, Karimnagar District and making them to sit in Police Station hours together and also using coercive methods against the Petitioners to reveal the whereabouts of one Mr. Petla Madhu without registering a case against petitioners is arbitrary and illegal; b) and a direction may be issued to the respondents herein not to harass the petitioners and not to call the petitioners to attend the Police Station. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.M.RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.4854 of 2008 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents herein in asking the petitioners herein to attend the Police Station, Siricilla, Karimnagar District and making them to sit in Police Station hours together and also using coercive methods against the petitioners to reveal the whereabouts of one Mr.Petla Madhu without registering a case against the petitioners as arbitrary and illegal and a consequential direction to the respondents herein not to harass the petitioners and not to call the petitioners to attend the Police Station. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, stated that neither a crime has been registered against the petitioners nor they are called to the Police Station and being harassed as alleged in the affidavit. This submission of the learned Assistant Government Pleader is placed on record. If, in future, if the respondents harass the petitioners, they are given liberty to file a private complaint before the jurisdictional Magistrate apart from making a representation to the Superintendent of Police, Karimnagar to initiate appropriate action against the respondents. Subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. _______________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 18th March 2008 RRB Copy To: 1.The Circle Inspector of Police, Siricilla Police Station, Karimnagar District. 2. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Siricilla Police Station, Karimnagar District. 3.2CCs to Government Pleader for Home (OUT). 4.2CD copies