THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.25033 of 2009 DATE:18.11.2009 Between: A. Ravi Kumar and others ... Petitioners and The Station House Officer, Pedda Thippasamudram P.S., Chittoor District and another ... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.25033 of 2009 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioners is that they are working in different capacities in the Mandal Praja Parishad, PTM Mandal, Chittoor District, and as and when an open forum (social audit) is held, the respondents are detaining the officers like them, without registering a crime and without providing an opportunity to explain their case, and apprehending that the respondents may also detain them on the day of open forum scheduled to be held on 19.11.2009, they approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. When this matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Government Pleader for Home has submitted that without registering a crime, the police cannot detain any person. 3. In the light of the submission, this writ petition is disposed of, at the stage of admission, directing the respondents not to detain the petitioners on the day of open forum (social audit) to be held on 19.11.2009, without following due process under law. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 18th November, 2009 CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.25033 of 2009 (Disposed of) 18th November, 2009 CBS