IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 11422 of 2008 Between: Gattua Vaman Rao S/o. Kishan Rao Rahyalakshmi Kala Educational Society R/o. Gunjapadugu Village, Manthani Mandal, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director General of Police, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Superintendent of Police, District Police Head Quarters, Karimnagar District. 4 The Circle Inspector of Police, Karimnagar Town, Karimnagar District. 5 V. Madhavi Sub Inspector of Police, Women Police Station, Karimnagar Town, Karimnagar. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in threatening the petitioners without any basis and calling him to the police station and circulating his Photographs as illegal, arbitrary unconstitutional and against the Fundamental Rights which are guaranteed by the Constitution of India and to direct the respondents not to harass the petitioner and not to call him to the police station without any basis and not to circulate his photographs and to take immediate action on the complaint given by him on 20-3-2008 and to pay costs and compensation to the petitioner and be pleased to pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.CHALLA AJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking declaration that the alleged action of respondents in threatening the petitioner without there being any justiﬁable reason as arbitrary, illegal and against the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India. In pursuance of the notice ordered by this Court, a detailed counter aﬃdavit has been ﬁled by the ﬁfth respondent- Sub-Inspector of Police, Women Police Station, Karimnagar Town, Karimnagar, denying the allegation of the petitioner that he is being harassed by the respondents. It is also stated that two cases i.e., Cr.No.79 of 2007 under Sections 497, 498 & 506 I.P.C. of I Town Police Station, Karimnagar and Cr.No.49 of 2007 under Section 324 I.P.C., of II Town Police Station, Karimnagar were registered against the petitioner and in both the cases, after completion of the investigation by the respective investigating oﬃcers, charge sheets were ﬁled before the concerned Court and they are pending trial. It is further stated that as of now, no fresh petition is ﬁled in Karimnagar District and therefore, the question of summoning the petitioner to the police station does not arise. Having regard to the above submission of the 5th respondent in the counter aﬃdavit, no further enquiry is necessary in this writ petition. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner pointed out that the petitioner made a detailed representation, dated 20.03.2008 before the third respondent-Superintendent of Police, bringing to his notice that he is unnecessarily being called to the police station and his photographs had been circulated in false cases and to take appropriate action and the same is pending. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the third respondent to dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 20.3.2008 in accordance with law. No order as to costs. ___________ G. ROHINI J., Dt.01.09.2008 tjs ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. 2CCs to the Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director General of Police, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Superintendent of Police, District Police Head Quarters, Karimnagar District. 4 The Circle Inspector of Police, Karimnagar Town, Karimnagar District. 5 V. Madhavi Sub Inspector of Police, Women Police Station, Karimnagar Town, Karimnagar. 6 G.P.For Home, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad 2. 2CD copies