IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.8674 of 2005 Between: 1 Y.Sameena Kousar (Previously named Soni Sonal), w/o Y.Shabbir Hussain, r/o H.No.21/505/1, Deewan Saheb Dargah, YMR Road, Adoni proper & Mandal, Kurnool District. 2 Y.Shabbir Hussain, s/o Y.Ahmed Hussain, r/o H.No.21/505/1, Deewan Saheb Dargah, YMR Road, Adoni Proper & Mandal, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Station House Officer, Police Station I Town, Adoni, District Kurnool. 2 The Inspector of Police, Police Station I Town, Adoni, District Kurnool. 3 District Superintendent of Police, Kurnool, District Kurnool. 4 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, having the office at Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 5 Dilip Kumar Soni, s/o H.K.Tulsidas Soni, r/o H.No.12/140, Sharof Bazaar, Adoni, District Kurnool. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to pass an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction, directing the respondents No.1 & 2 not to harass the petitioners No.1 & 2 by calling them to the police station in the name of interrogation and threatening the petitioner No.2 to involve him in the severe penal offences falsely and not to make any attempt of physically forcing the petitioner No.1 to the custody of the respondent No.5 and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.A.BARI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.8674 of 2005 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus to direct respondents 1 and 2 not to harass the petitioners by calling them to the police station in the name of interrogation and not to make any attempt of physically forcing the 1st petitioner to the custody of the 5th respondent. This court while admitting the writ petition on 21-04-2005, directed respondents 1 and 2 not to harass the petitioners by calling them to the police station in the name of interrogation and not to make any attempt of physically forcing petitioner No.1 to the custody of the 5th respondent, during pendency of the writ petition. Insofar as official respondents are concerned, I am of the opinion that unless complaint has been filed disclosing cognizable offence, police cannot interfere with the personal life and liberty, without there being any crime registered against the petitioners. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to harass or interfere with the personal life and liberty of the petitioners without following due process of law. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ 30-04-2008 Prv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RS}