IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 11751 of 2005 BETWEEN: 1 B.K. Parthasaradhi S/o. B.K. Nazaiah, R/o. R. Marava Palli, Roddam Mandal, Ananthapur District. 2 Golla Akkulappa S/o. Narasaiah, R/o. Ragimekalapalli, Roddam Mandal, Ananthapur District. ... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Ananthapur District at Anantapur. 2 The Station House Officer, Penukonda, Ananthapur District. 3 The Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Ananthapur, Anantapur District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the FIR Nos. 69, 70, 71 and 72 of 2005 of Penukonda Police Station as illegal, contrary to law, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequently quash the same and to pass such other order or further orders as the Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.SRINIVAS DAMMALAPATI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: I am of the opinion that in view of the interim order granted by this Court on 31.05.2005 not to arrest the polling and counting agents appointed by the first petitioner, he being the Chief Election Agent, the validity and legality of the FIRs cannot be decided in this writ petition at this juncture as there was no stay of any investigation and enquiry. The persons, who are not said to have been involved in Cr.Nos.69, 70, 71 and 72 of 2005 are at liberty to question the crimes but insofar as the petitioners are concerned, by a reading of the FIRs it cannot be said that the petitioners are not at all involved in the alleged crimes. Therefore, the petitioners are not entitled to any relied in this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J July 3, 2008 DSK