IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 25844 of 2007 Between: 1 Abdul Khader S/o. Jafer Ameen R/o. 1-3-71, Islampet, Last Lane, Ongole, Prakasam District. 2 Shaik Jafer Ameen S/o. Shaik Sultan Ali, R/o. 1-3-71, Islampet, Last Lane, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 Smt. Raheemunnisa Begum W/o. Shaik Jafer Ameen R/o. 1-3-71, Islampet, Last Lane, Ongole, Prakasam District. 4 Sk. Jilani Basha S/o. Jafer Ameen R/o. 1-3-71, Islampet, Last Lane, Ongole, Prakasam District. 5 Sd. Shahnaz W/o. Syed Bhasha R/o. H.No. 6-1-56, Godugupalem, Ongole, Prakasam District. 6 Syed Bahsa S/o. Syed Mahaboob R/o. H.No. 6-1-56, Godugupalem, Ongole, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Prakasam District at Ongole. 2 The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Prakasam District at Ongole. 3 The Station House Officer, Taluka Police Station, Ongole, Prakasam District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MRS. UMA DEVI FOR MRS.A.VARALAKSHMI Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.3 in summoning the petitioners to the Police Station without registering any case as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioners sought for a direction to respondent Nos.1 and 2 to take action against respondent No.3 for summoning them to the Police Station and harassing them. In the counter-affidavit filed by the Additional Sub-Inspector of Police, Taluka Police Station, Ongole, it is averred that Smt. Shaik Baji, wife of petitioner No.1 lodged a complaint on 03.12.2007 in respondent No.3 Police Station stating that all the petitioners except petitioner No.4 subjected her to mental and physical harassment and demanded additional dowry and that the said complaint was registered as Crime No.481 of 2007 for the offences under Sections 498(A) IPC read with Section 34 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act on 03.12.2007 against all the petitioners except petitioner No.4 and investigation was taken up. It is further averred that he examined nine witnesses so far and recorded their detailed statements and based on the same, he arrested petitioner Nos.1 and 6, who are A.1 and A.5 respectively, on 03.12.2007 and they were remanded to judicial custody by the learned III Additional Munsif Magistrate, Addanki and investigation is still pending for collection of some more evidence. Inasmuch as a case was registered against all the petitioners except petitioner No.4 and investigation into the case is pending, I am not inclined to grant any directions to the respondents except to the extent that in the name of investigation into the criminal case registered against petitioner Nos.1 to 3 and 5 and 6, they shall not be harassed. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.33676 of 2007 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 23rd APRIL, 2008 kvni