Gali Suryanarayana v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.19828 OF 2017 ORDER:

This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking to declare the action of the 4th respondent and his staff in harassing the petitioner at the instance of the 5th respondent, as illegal and arbitrary.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the leaned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. With their consent, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. Since this Court is not adjudicating the case on merits, there is no necessity to issue notice to the 5th respondent.

Though various grounds are raised in the writ petition, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a case in crime No.74 of 2017 was registered against the petitioner for the offences punishable under Sections 451, 427, 323, 380 and 506 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code and later he was granted bail. In spite of the same, the respondent-Police are calling the petitioner to Police Station and insisting him to settle the disputes with 5th respondent. Though no counter is filed, the learned AGP, on telephonic instructions, submits that allegations made in the writ petition, that the Police are calling the petitioner to Police Station and demanding him to settle the disputes, which are pending with R-5, are false. Having regard to the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent-Police not to harass the petitioner by calling him to Police Station every day. However, if the Police intend to take any action against the petitioner, they shall follow the procedure

established under law. It is needless to mention that the petitioner shall co-operate with investigation in crime No.74 of 2017. Miscellaneous petitions pending in this writ petition, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ C. PRAVEEN KUMAR, J 19.06.2017 sur