THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.18791 of 2007 Dated: 24-09-2007 Between: Anne Pratyusha & another …. PETITIONER AND The Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada, Krishna District and others. …. RESPONDENTS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.18791 of 2007 ORDER: Suspecting bodily harm and injury to the life and liberty of the petitioners, this writ petition has been instituted soliciting direction to the Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada to provide for necessary protection from respondents 2 to 5. The Inspector of Police, Gannvaram Circle, Vijayawada had filed an affidavit in the above matter. He had pointed out that the representation submitted by the first petitioner apprehending danger from respondents 2 to 5 has been forwarded by the Commissioner of Police to the Inspector of Police, Gannavaram Circle, who has personally called the respondents 2 to 5 and that during his enquiry, he had come to know that the petitioners herein are majors and that they got married contrary to the wishes of the family members of the first petitioner herein; whereas the respondents 2 to 5 have informed the police that they have since accepted the marriage, they are not likely to cause any harm to the petitioners and that the petitioners are welcome to their houses during festival occasion etc., and therefore the Inspector of Police submits that the apprehensions entertained by the writ petitioners may not materialize at all. The Inspector of Police has further assured that in case of any apprehension of the likelihood of any harm or injury, the petitioners are perfectly at liberty to approach him for securing necessary protection. In this view of the contents of the counter affidavit filed by the Inspector of Police, Gannavaram Circle on behalf of the first respondent herein, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the above writ petition pending and hence it is disposed of directing the petitioners to approach the Inspector of Police, Gannavaram Circle or any other police station, if they still perceive reasonably any threat or harm to their life and liberty. The writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO,J DATE: 24th September, 2007 Pnb