THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.26978 of 2009 DATED: 21.07.2010 Between: K. Pushpa .. Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Circle Inspector of Puttaparthy, Urban P.S., Anantapur District and others. .. Respondents ORDER: Petitioner claims to be engaged in the business of carrying out data entry work for foreign projects as also licensing work for foreign companies on line. She states that the unofficial respondents i.e. respondents 4 to 8 herein, who were working in her office, have taken away a computer and certain guarantee bonds from the office on 02.08.2009 and, on her demand for their return, they are threatening her with dire consequences. Therefore, she lodged a complaint on 01.09.2009 before the respondent police, complaining the illegal acts being committed by the unofficial respondents and requested to take action against them, but the respondent police have not yet taken any action against them. Hence, she filed the present writ petition seeking appropriate directions. Respondent No.1- Inspector of Police, Puttaparthy Urban Police Station, Anantapur, filed a detailed counter-affidavit, denying the allegations made by the petitioner, and it is stated that respondent No.1 received the representation of the petitioner dated 02.09.2009, from the Superintendent of Police, Anantapur, with an endorsement to conduct enquiry in the matter. Thereupon, he conducted detailed enquiry, which revealed that the petitioner started a business under the name and style of ‘Polasani Foundations and Multi Reasonable Services’ at Anantapur, by showing her residential address as at Puttaparthy and she gave wide publicity, stating that the individuals can earn lot of money by doing project works provided by her. Believing her words, respondents 4 to 6 came forward to work with her and paid Rs.5,000/- each towards caution deposit, as demanded by her, and opened an office at Door No.3/153, 2nd Road, Anantapur, with their own funds and with fond hope that she will provide project works. But, the petitioner did not provide any project works as promised by her and thereby cheated them. Therefore, they demanded her to pay back the amounts deposited by them and also the expenditure incurred for establishment of office at Anantapur. Thereupon, the petitioner approached the Superintendent of Police, Anantapur, with the present representation with all false allegations, with a view to evade payment of amounts to respondents 4 to 6. In view of the aforesaid averments made in the counter-affidavit of respondent No.1, the contention of the petitioner that the respondent-police has not conducted any enquiry in the matter cannot be accepted. Furthermore, the counter-averments indicate that the enquiries conducted by the police, pursuant to the representation of the petitioner to the Superintendent of Police, Anantapur, revealed that the petitioner collected money from some of the unofficial respondents, with a promise to provide them project works, but she neither fulfilled her promise nor returned the money paid by them and, in turn, when they demanded for return of their money, she lodged false complaint against them with baseless allegations. If that is so, it is highly unfair on the part of the petitioner to approach this Court with unclean hands and seek directions to respondent police to take action against the unofficial respondents and provide protection to her and her family members. In the circumstances, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the Superintendent of Police, Anantapur, to conduct a detailed enquiry into the matter, find out the real culprit and take appropriate action thereafter, in accordance with law. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. __________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 21st July, 2010 Note:- Communicate this order to the Superintendent of Police, Anantapur. B/o IBL