IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND TEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9406 of 2010 Between: Kunche Venkata Reddy … Petitioner And The Superintendent of Police, East Godavari District, Kakinada & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri B.P. Raju Counsel for respondents 1-3: AGP for Home This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9406 of 2010 ORDER:- The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that though his neighbouring land owners have been threatening to take away the crop raised by him and despite his complaint given to respondent No.3, no action is taken to protect his crop from being taken away by the intruders. In my opinion, this Court cannot straight away direct the police to give protection to the petitioner’s crop, as that would amount to asking the police to interfere in the civil disputes. If the petitioner’s right to his property is threatened by a third party, he is entitled to approach the competent civil Court and claim appropriate relief before approaching the police for granting aid to protect his crop. If the complaint given by the petitioner discloses commission of an offence, respondent No.3 shall examine and take appropriate action in accordance with Section 154(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.12136 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 23.04.2010 ES