THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.8318 OF 2010 Dated 15th April, 2010 Between: Kudaka Prasad …Petitioner And The Superintendent of Police, Elur, W.G.District and 2 others. …Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri Bokka Satyanarayana Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Home The Court made the following: Order: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.2, in registering Crime No.15 of 2010 against the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary. I have heard Sri B.Satyanarayana, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home representing the respondents. The petitioner is accused of ploughing Government land with tractor bearing No.AP 37 P 3083 on 25-01- 2010. On a report given by respondent No.3 in this regard, respondent No.2 registered the above-mentioned Crime. According to the petitioner, he is neither the driver of the said tractor nor he knows driving and therefore, registration of the Criminal Case against him constitutes abuse of process of law. In support of his plea that he is not the driver, the petitioner filed driving licence of one B.Venkateswara Rao. In my opinion, the Writ Petition is wholly misconceived. The scope of interference by this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to quash a Criminal Case even before investigation is made is too narrow and limited. Unless the contents of the First Information Report, taken on their face value, do not constitute an offence, this Court will not interfere with the Criminal Cases and interdict investigation. Whether the petitioner was found ploughing the Government land with tractor or not is required to be investigated by the Police. Therefore, I find no reason or justification to interdict such investigation at this stage. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.10725 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 15th April, 2010 lur