IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No. 25377 of 2005 Between: Patan Mohammad Khan ..... PETITIONER AND The Superintendent of Police, Prakasam District at Ongole and 3 others .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Seeking a Mandamus, declaring the action of the 3rd respondent police in interfering in civil dispute and harassing the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home. It is stated that the petitioner’s son married the 4th respondent at Markapur and the family of the 4th respondent is an influenced family, and therefore, at the instance of the 4th respondent, the 3rd respondent is threatening the petitioner to implicate her in any false case and also interfering with the civil disputes. The learned Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, submitted that a case has been registered against the petitioner and her son in Cr.No.104/2005 of PS Markapur on 01.12.2005 for the offence under Section 498-A of I.P.C. and in that connection, the son of the petitioner was also arrested on 01.12.2005. In view of the submissions made by the learned Government Pleader for Home, as a criminal case is pending against the petitioner, it cannot be said that the police are interfering with the civil dispute. The writ petition deserves no merits and is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH.J Dated: 02.12.2005 Dsr