IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.17635 of 2008 Between: B.Praveen Kumar and three others. … Petitioners And The Station House Officer, Nallakunta Police Station, Hyderabad and three others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri H.Venugopal. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Home. This Court made the following: ORDER:- In this Writ Petition, the petitioners alleged that at the instance of respondent No.4, the Inspector of Police, Nallakunta Police Station, respondent No.1 herein, has been unlawfully interfering with the construction activities under taken by them. In the counter-affidavit filed by respondent No.1 it is , inter alia, stated that on the complaint made by respondent No.4, Crime No.170 of 2008 for the offence punishable under Sections 406 and 420 IPC was registered against the petitioners and that the investigation is pending. Respondent No.1 specifically denied that he has been interfering with the construction activities undertaken by the petitioners. Having regard to these averments, it is required to be observed that if a criminal case is registered against the petitioners, respondent No.1 is entitled to investigate into the same, but in the guise of pendency of investigation into the same he cannot either interfere with the petitioners’ activities of construction or in the civil dispute between the petitioners and respondent No.4. Subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. -------------------------------------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:01-6-2009 MNR