THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 15874 of 2001 Oral order: The petitioner is Charminar Jewellers Welfare Association. It has filed this writ petition to declare the action of the respondents- police officials in not following the provisions of Section 100 Cr.P.C. and the instructions given by respondent No.1-Government of Andhra Pradesh in Rc. No. 2953/C4/99, dated 07.06.1999, as illegal and arbitrary. Vide the proceedings dated 07.06.1999, which the petitioner is seeking directions to the respondents to follow in its letter and spirit, the Government while referring to the earlier Circulars, instructed the police officials not to harass goldsmiths and jewelers in effecting recovery of stolen jewellery, and reiterated the instructions once again. In fact, a seeking a direction to the police officials to follow similar circular in its letter and spirit, a writ petition in W.P. No. 1064 of 2004 was filed, and this Court by order dated 26.06.2006 disposed of the said writ petition with certain directions to the respondents-police authorities. The said judgment was reported in Carugula Chandra Shekar v. State through Police Station[1]. Since the petitioner is seeking directions to the respondents- police officials to follow the similar instructions issued by the Government in similar Memorandum in its letter and spirit, I deem it appropriate to allow the writ petition by and in terms of the directions given by this Court in W.P. No. 1064 of 2004, dated 26.06.2006, reported in Carugula Chandra Shekar v. State through Police Station. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed. No costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 23rd January, 2008 Note: While communicating this order, a copy of the order in W.P. No. 1064 of 2004, dated 26.06.2006 shall be annexed. (B/o) KSR [1] 2006 (4) ALT 726