HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.1037 of 2010 Date: July 1, 2010 Between: Gopugari Jayarami Reddy, S/o. Sidda Reddy, Aged 52 years, R/o.Yeguva Siddavaram Village, Penagaluru Mandal, Kadapa District, and another … Petitioners And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, represented by its Principal Secretary, and five others … Respondents Order: Petitioners seek a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents-Police in calling them to the Police Station and detaining them at the instance of the sixth respondent herein as illegal and arbitrary. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, it is stated that petitioners purchased gold ornaments from the sixth respondent herein weighing about 200 grams for an amount of Rs.2,70,000/-, but subsequently in view of increase of the price of gold, the sixth respondent made a false complaint, based on which respondents 4 and 5 are detaining petitioners in the Police Station and interfering with their life and liberty. On instructions, it is submitted by learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondents 1 to 5 that one Smt. Kasturi Narsamma, wife of Sri Ragaiah, resident of Kasthurivaripalli village, Chityal Mandal, Kadapa District, lodged a complaint dated 16-09-2009 to the Station House Officer, Rajampet Police Station, stating that the second petitioner herein is the agent of Sriram Chits, Rajampet, Kadapa and out of the chit amount of Rs.60,000/- he has paid Rs.20,000/- to her and cheated her and others and requested the Police to take necessary action. It is stated that pursuant to such complaint, a case in Cr.No.93/2009 was registered for the alleged offences under Sections 406, 420 and 463 of Indian Penal Code and investigation has been taken up. It is also stated that, with reference to the said case, the second petitioner himself surrendered before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rajampet and got bail and the case is under investigation. It is also categorically stated that except the aforesaid case, there are no cases registered against the petitioners. So far as Cr.No. Cr.No.93/2009 is concerned, it is open to the respondents to proceed with the investigation pursuant to complaint lodged by the complainant, Smt. Kasturi Narsamma. But, at the same time, the petitioner shall not be detained in the Police Station and their personal life and liberty shall not be interfered with. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ____________________ (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) July 1, 2010 MRR