IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 7030 of 2008 Between: 1 Pathlavath Bhadru, S/o.Dhansingh, working as Gangman R&B Department, R/o.Tirumalghery Village, Vangoor Mandal, Mahabubnagar Dist. 2 Pathlavath Vallamma, W/o.Pathlavath Bhadru, R/o.Tirumalghery Village, Vangoor Mandal, Mahabubnagar Dist. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Circle Inspector of Police, Amangal Circle,Mahaboobnagar District. 2 The Sub-Inspector of Police and Station House Officer, Amangal, Mahaboobnagar Dist., 3 The Superintendent of Police, Mahaboobnagar District, Mahaboobnagar. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.K.SREENIVAS Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent Nos.1 and 2 in frequently summoning the petitioners to the Police Station, Amangal, and insisting on them to produce their son and confining them there, as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional. The petitioners sought for a direction to the respondents not to summon them to the Police Station. The petitioners alleged that their son is suspected to have eloped with the daughter of Kotla Arunamma and Krishna Rao; that on the complaint given by the said persons, Crime No.24 of 2008 on the file of Amangal Police Station was registered against the petitiners’ son Ravi and; that in connection with the investigation into the said Crime, the Police have been unduly harassing the petitioners by frequently summoning them to the Police Station and forcing them to reveal the whereabouts of their son. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, stated that petitioner No.1 is shown as accused No.2 in Crime No.24 of 2008 registered for kidnapping the daughter of Kotla Arunamma and Krishnarao; that the Police traced the petitioners’ son and the daughter of Kotla Arunamma and Krishnarao and; that the girl was handed over to her parents. She further stated that investigation into the said Crime is under progress and that the Police have not been harassing the petitioners. In view of the fact that petitioner No.1 is shown as accused No.2 in the above-mentioned Crime, the respondents cannot be prevented from investigating into the said Crime. It is, however, made clear that, in the name of the investigation, the respondents shall not harass the petitioners and interfere with their life and personal liberty without following due process of law. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No costs. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.8452 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. ______________________ (C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) 9th April, 2008 lur