IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 1351 of 2010 Between: Tinnaluri Siva Shankar Rao ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Superintendent of Police, Guntur and others. .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 1351 of 2010 ORDER : Initially, the crime No.179 of 208 was registered by Guntur Rural Police Station against the petitioners for the offences punishable under Sections 342, 384 and 302 read with Section 34 IPC. After investigation and charge was filed, the IX Additional Sessions Court, Guntur, tried them for the said offences in S.C.No.729 of 2008. However, the said case ended in acquittal. Though that was the only case registered against the petitioner and no cases are pending against them, the respondent-police officials are directing them to appear before the police station for no reason and thus, the respondent-police officials are interfering with their personal liberty. Hence, they approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Home and perused the record. 3. If there are any cases registered against the petitioners, then it is for the police to investigate into the matter and submit a final report as provided for under Section 173 Cr.P.C. Here, according to the petitioners, the only case registered against them was ended in acquittal and now there is no case is pending against him. Therefore, in my considered view, the police have no business to interfere with the personal life and liberty of any individual without following the due process of law and the action of the respondents is contrary to the principles of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the respondents, particularly, the 3rd respondent-Sub Divisional Police Officer, Guntur Rural, not to interfere with the personal life and liberty of the petitioners without following the due process of law. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ 29th January, 2010 kvr