IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.23903 of 2010 Between: N. Siva Kumar ..... PETITIONER (S) AND The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad and others .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.23903 of 2010 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is that the second respondent is harassing him to settle the disputes with third respondent and interfering with his personal liberty without there being any case pending against him. The case of the petitioner is that he is the Managing Partner of a firm by name The Chieftain Agencies and doing business in Pipes and Fittings. The third respondent is also engaged in similar business. He used to purchase iron from the third respondent on credit basis and used to clear the same in due course of time. Though he had cleared all the amounts due by him to the third respondent, the third respondent is claiming some more amounts by showing some fictitious entries. When the third respondent started pressurizing him to clear the dues immediately, he expressed his inability to do so until the accounts are settled with reference to the purchase bills and credit invoices. But, the third respondent, on 15.08.2010, came to his business premises along with the second respondent and forcibly obtained two blank cheques duly signed by him and blank letter heads and directed to settle the dispute immediately or else they will foist cases against him. When failed to encash the said cheques, the third respondent again came to his business premises along with three police constables sent by the second respondent and threatened to pay the entire amount claimed immediately. When he disputed the claim, the police who accompanied the third respondent forced him to pay cash or issue post dated cheques by executing an undertaking to honour the same. When he expressed his inability to pay the amount as claimed, the constables of second respondent who accompanied the third respondent directed him to come to Hyderabad or else they have to lift him to Hyderabad for settlement of claims by foisting false cases. It is the case of the petitioner that the police have no role to play in the business transactions between him and the third respondent but, because of the influence exerted by the third respondent, the second respondent is interfering with his personal liberty. Heard both sides. Perused the material available on record. The learned Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, submits that there is no complaint pending against the petitioner and neither second respondent nor his personnel have called the petitioner to the police station and forced him to settle the disputes with the third respondent. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ N.V.RAMANA, J. 9th November 2010 CVRK