IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA WRIT PETITION NO : 278 of 2009 Between: A. Narsimha S/o. Muthaiah R/o. 18-18, Kamalanagar, Road No.3, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary to the Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, Ranga Reddy District. 3 The Inspector of Police, L.B.Nagar Police Station, L.B.Nagar, Ranga Reddy 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 will be pleased to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other writ order or direction declaring the action of the respondent No.3 in coming to the house of the petitioner and calling the petitioner to the police station thereby harassing the family of the petitioner is nothing but arbitrary, illegal, null and void and also violative of Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution of India. Consequently direct the respondent No.3 not to call the petitioner to the police station and not to harass and not to interfere with the personal liberties of the petitioner and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.VENUMADHAV Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA WRIT PETITION NO : 278 of 2009 O R A L O R D E R: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents. The grievance of the petitioner is that the Police have been visiting to the house of the petitioner and harassing him by calling him to the Police Station every day. Though this allegation is not acceptable, still, if it were true, it is needless to say that the Police shall not harass the petitioner, for that matter any citizen, in such a manner, without any basis. Further, if there is any complaint lodged against the petitioner, the police are at liberty to proceed with the investigation in an appropriate manner in accordance with law. With the above observation, the writ petition is closed. No costs. ___________________ D.S.R.VARMA,J Date: 12-01-2009 KLP/VGB