IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:18254 OF 2010 DATED:9.8.2010 Between: Badugu Venkateswara Rao .....PETITIONER AND 1. The Station House Office, Suryaraopet P.S., Vijayawada and others. .....RESPONDENTS This Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:18254 OF 2010 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the alleged interference by the police authorities-respondents 1 to 5 in his civil disputes relating to payment of debts to his creditors. It is his case that the police were calling him to the police station and detaining him there indefinitely in connection with the insolvency petition filed by him and bringing pressure to bear upon him to repay the debts to his creditors. On getting instructions, the learned Counsel representing the Government Pleader for Home stated that the police were not calling the petitioner to the Patamata police station. It is further denied that the petitioner was ever detained in the police station. It is asserted that the police will not interfere with the civil disputes of the petitioner by harassing and pressuring him to pay the debts to his creditors. The stand of the police authorities is recorded. Needless to state, if no crime has been registered involving the petitioner and the petitioner’s assistance is not required in any investigation, it is not open to the police authorities to interfere with his life and liberty. As admitted by the police themselves, the matter appears to be purely a civil dispute and therefore, they have no role to play. The police shall accordingly desist from interfering with the petitioner’s life and liberty in connection with his insolvency petition and his indebtedness to his creditors. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________________ Justice Sanjay Kumar Dated:9.8.2010 Nn. THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:18254 OF 2010 9th August, 2010