IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 3277 of 2009 Between: K. Venkata Ranga Reddy, s/o. K. Pulla Reddy, R/o. Arasarlapadu Village, Vemsur Mandal, Khammam District, A.P. Presently residing at 11-144/39 and 40/103, Kshatriya Residency, APHB Colony, IDPL, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Inspector of Police, Mylavaram Circle, Mylavaram Mandal, Krishna District. 2 Station House officer, Reddygudem Police Station, Reddygudem Mandal, Krishna District. 3 Inspector of Police, Jaggayapet Circle, Jaggayapeta Mandal, Krishna District. 4 Station House Officer, Vatchavai Police Station, Vatchavai Police Station, VatchavaiMandal, Krishna District. 5 Gandara Sridevi, W/o. Late Somi Reddy, R/o. Rangapuram Village, Reddygudem Mandal, Krishna District, Presently residing at C/o. Salem Srinivasa Reddy, Kakarakai Kammam Padu Village, Vatchavai Mandal, Krishna District. 6 Seelam Srinivas Reddy, S/o. not known to the petitioner, Kakarakai Kammam Padu, Vatchavai Mandal, Krishna District. 7 Gandra Badra Reddy, S/o. Late Sri Pulla Reddy, Permanent R/o. Rangapuram, Reddygudem Mandal, Krishna District presently residing at D.No. 6-145, Dr. Rama Chari Road, Sattupatlli, Khammam District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an order, direction or writ more in the nature of a a mandamus by declaring the action of the respondent No. 4 in interfering with the liberty of the petitioner and the 7th respondent, and his family members at the behest of the respondents No. 5 & 6 by interfering in civil dispute, a being arbitrary, illegal, opposed to principles of natural justice and violative of Article 14, 19 & 21 of constitution of India and prays this Hon'ble Court to pass appropriate order or orders as deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : Order: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner questioning the action of respondents 1 to 6 in interfering with the civil disputes between the 5th respondent and the father-in-law of the petitioner, who is the 7th respondent herein and harassing him and his family members at the behest of respondents 5 and 6. It is also stated that the 7th respondent is in the illegal custody of the 4th respondent and is being harassed and threatened to register certain documents in favour of respondent No.5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home. Yesterday, when the matter came up for admission, the learned Government Pleader has sought time to obtain instructions and today he has produced before the court the counter affidavit filed by the 4th respondent. It is stated that basing on the complaint given by the 5th respondent on 18.2.2009, a case in Crime No.14/2009 under Sections 498-A, 323, 506 read with 34 IPC was registered and the 7th respondent herein is A.1 in the said case and the petitioner herein is A.6 and that they were called to the police station for investigating the said case only and are not at all interfering with the civil disputes between the parties. Recording the above averments made in the counter affidavit, the writ petition is closed. The petitioner is at liberty to avail the remedies available to him in law for release of the 7th respondent, if he is arrested in connection with any crime. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.19.2.2009 msv