Mekala Shankar v. The Government Of Telangana

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO Between:

Mekala Shankar s/o. Bhemaiah, Aged 36 years, Occu: Business, r/o. H.No.3-86, Andugulapet village, Mandamari Mandal, Adilabad district.

.....Petitioner and The Government of Telangana, rep.by its Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. .....Respondents The Court made the following:

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO ORDER:

Petitioner claims to be the owner and in possession of land to an extent of Ac.4.00 guntas in Sy.No.103/19 of Andugulapet village, Mandamari Mandal, Mancherial district. According to the petitioner, 4th respondent filed O.S.No.29 of 2018 pending on the file of III Additional District Judge at Asifabad. When the revenue officials were interfering with the peaceful possession of petitioner's property, petitioner filed I.A.No.1 of 2018 and W.P.No.15330 of 2017 and the same were disposed of directing the respondents not to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner in respect of the subject property. Petitioner now alleges that 3rd respondent is interfering in civil dispute between the petitioner and the 4th respondent. Petitioner was called to the Police Station on 10.01.2019 and made him to sit till late night, threatened him to settle and handover the land to 4th respondent. Praying to direct the respondents not to call the petitioner to the Police Station and threaten to settle the land dispute, this Writ Petition is filed. 2.

In the written instructions furnished by the Station House Officer of Mandamarri Police Station, it is stated that petitioner was not called to the Police Station as alleged and the allegation of settlement of dispute with the 4th respondent is false and the same is denied. It is stated that Crime No.226 of 2018 is registered against the petitioner under Section 506 read with Section 34 of IPC and Section 3(1)(c)(r)(a) of SCs/STs (PoA) Act on 15.12.2018.

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Once crime is registered, Police are competent to investigate into the crime and take appropriate course of action. The Station House Officer categorically denied that he is not involved in civil dispute between the petitioner and the 4th respondent and that petitioner was not called to the Police Station. 4.

Having regard to the categorical assertion of the Station House Officer, no further orders are required to be passed in this Writ Petition on the claim of petitioner. Leaving it open to the petitioner to work out his remedies with reference to inter se dispute, the Writ Petition is disposed of. It is made clear that petitioner shall not be called to the Police Station except in Crime No.226 of 2018 or if any other crime is registered. Pending miscellaneous petitions shall stand closed.

___________________________ JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO kkm

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO kkm