THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16072 of 2010 Date:9.07.2010 Between: Gudimetla Vengala Das, Retired employee, Visakhapatnam and another. ………..Petitioners. AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary to Home Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad and others. ………Respondents. THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16072 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed by Gudimetla Vengala Das & Gudimetla Bhadra Kali with a prayer to issue mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in repeatedly insisting their presence before the Woman Protection Cell, C.I.D Building, Hyderbaad, as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioners are wife and husband. Their son by name Rajesh married one Khurmam Rajyalakshmi, D/o. Ranganayakulu on 2.5.2007. Their family members are very much affectionate towards Rajaylakshmi but she was quite reluctant to lead happy married life with Rajesh. There used to frequent bickering between them. Rajesh went to Johonnesburg in South Africa. Rajyalakshmi, according to the petitioners, started harassing the 2nd petitioner, the respondents are insisting the presence of the petitioners before the Woman Protection Cell, C.I.D Building, Hyderbad. Hence the petitioners approached this Court invoking the jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with a prayer stated supra. When the writ petition came up for admission, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home takes notice on behalf of the respondents. Heard learned counsel appearing for parties. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that as on this day no crime has been registered against the petitioners and despite there being no crime against them, the respondents are insisting the presence of the petitioners in Woman Protection Cell, C.I.D Building, Hyderbaad. In that view of the matter, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents not to insist their presence before the Woman Protection Cell, C.I.D Building, Hyderabad so long as no crime is registered against them. In case the crime being registered against them, the police has to proceed further in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code. No costs. _______________________________________ JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY Date:09.7.2010 mrb