HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18668 of 2009 Date : 08.09.2009 Between : Miss Razia. …..Petitioner And The State of A.P., rep. by its Commissioner of Police & 2 others. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18668 of 2009 ORDER : In this writ petition, it is the grievance of the petitioner that at the instance of respondent No.3, the 2nd respondent is interfering with her life and liberty without any just reason. 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for petitioner that the petitioner was working as a maid-servant with respondent No.3 and when she was detained illegally, a Writ Petition was filed before this Court, being W.P.No.16548 of 2009, seeking a Writ of Habeas Corpus, but as she was released during the pendency of the said writ petition, it was closed. It is submitted that keeping in mind filing of such writ petition, the respondents are interfering with the life and liberty of the petitioner by calling her to the Police Station and detaining her illegally. 3. On instructions, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader for Home, appearing for respondents 1 and 2, that a complaint was lodged against the petitioner by the 3rd respondent, complaining theft of cash and jewelry from his flat, and as such, a case is registered in Crime No.919 of 2009 on the file of Banjara Hills P.S. for the alleged offence under Section 381 of I.P.C., and the respondents are only investigating the said Crime, but they are not interfering with the liberty of the petitioner in any manner. 4. Merely because the 2nd respondent is investigating the Crime registered against the petitioner, it cannot be said that there is illegal interference by the respondents with the liberty of the petitioner. As a complaint is lodged against the petitioner and a Crime is registered, the same has to be investigated into. At the same time, under the guise of investigation, petitioner should not be harassed and also should not be detained in the Police Station. 5. For the aforesaid reasons, I dispose of the writ petition, by permitting respondents 1 and 2 to proceed with the investigation in Crime No.919 of 2009 registered against the petitioner, but at the same time, they should not detain the petitioner or interfere with her personal life and liberty under the garb of investigation. 6. Subject to above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 8th September 2009 ajr