IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.17415 of 2010 Between: Muppavarapu Veeraiah Chowdary ……PETITIONER(S) and The State rep. by the Principal Secretary to Government of Andhra Pradesh, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others ……RESPONDENT(S) THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.17415 of 2010 ORDER: Heard Sri V.R.Avula, the learned counsel for petitioner, and the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondents 1 and 2. At their request, the Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the stage of admission. In this Writ Petition, the petitioner seeks to declare the action of 3rd respondent in interfering with his life and liberty as illegal and, consequently, to direct the 1st respondent to transfer the 3rd respondent from Ongole to any other place. The case of the petitioner is that he was a resident of Ongole and was doing liquor business during 1998-99 by running three wine shops. It is stated that when the 3rd respondent demanded him Rs.10,000/- towards illegal gratification, he reported the same to the Director, Anti Corruption Bureau, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, on 20.08.1998 which was registered as Crime No.19/ACB-CR-1998 of ACB against the 3rd respondent. That after investigation of the complaint, charge sheet was filed before the Special Judge for SPE and ACB, Nellore, against the 3rd respondent for the offence punishable under Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the same was numbered as C.C.No.20 of 1999. That when the 3rd respondent was acquitted in C.C.No.20 of 1999 through judgment dated 27.03.2006, he filed Crl.R.C.No.1032 of 2006 before this Court and the same is pending. During pendency of C.C.No.20 of 1999, the 3rd respondent was reinstated into service and was posted as Sub-Inspector of Police at Nellore District. Thereafter, the 3rd respondent started harassing him by using his influence over the Sub-Inspector of Police who was working at Ongole Police Station and threatening him to withdraw the criminal revision case pending before this Court. As a result of the influence exerted by the 3rd respondent, as many as five cases have been registered against him under various provisions of law and a rowdy sheet bearing No.269 on 20.07.2005 on the file of the Ongole Police Station was opened. However, all the said cases ended in acquittal and the rowdy sheet opened against him was closed. At present, the 3rd respondent is posted as Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Ongole, and, at his instance, the Sub-Inspectors of Police under his jurisdiction, particularly, the Sub-Inspector of Police, Ongole Taluk Police Station, are harassing him. Hence, the Writ Petition. Counter affidavit is filed by the 2nd respondent stating that at present no cases are pending against the petitioner and that his enquiries with the Superintendent of Police, Ongole at Prakasam District revealed that after assumption of charge as Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District, the 3rd respondent never summoned the petitioner nor interfered with his business activities. It is further submitted that since the petitioner bore grudge against the 3rd respondent as some cases were registered against him when the 3rd respondent worked as Sub-Inspector of Police, on mere apprehension that the 3rd respondent may cause any injury to his business activities in future, the present Writ Petition is filed with baseless allegations. In view of the submissions made in the counter affidavit, no further orders need be passed in this Writ Petition. Hence, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. 20th October 2010 CVRK