THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.13634 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in CF No.1787 of 2011 on the file of the Choutuppal Police Station. 2. Heard. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that a private complaint under Section 200 Cr.P.C. was filed by the 2nd respondent against the petitioners before the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ramannapet, and the learned Magistrate has forwarded the same under Section 156 Cr.P.C., to the police for registration of the case and that even prior to registration of the case, the police officials are harassing the petitioners. 4. Admittedly, no crime was registered against the petitioners but the learned Magistrate has forwarded the private complaint to the police to investigate the same and file a final report. In such a situation, without registering the crime, the police officials have no jurisdiction to call any person to the police station and pressurize them to settle the issue. 5. In view of the same, the petitioners are directed to approach the concerned District & Sessions Judge and file an application for anticipatory bail with regard to threat of arrest by the police even without registering the case. Upon such filing of the petition, the learned District Judge is directed to consider the same favourably with appropriate conditions. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions pending in this criminal petition, if any, shall stand closed. ______________ RAJA ELANGO, J December 26, 2011. KTL