Komaraju Sampath v. The State Of Telangana R/By Its Principal Secretary To
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.V.SESHA SAI WRIT PETITION No.13629 of 2015
ORDER
This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief;
"to direct respondent No.1 to cause enquiry with regard to the interference of respondents 3 and 4 in calling the petitioners and his family members regularly to the police station and pressurizing him to settle the issue with the 5th respondent and her family members exceeding the powers vested with him and also violative of Articles 14,19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently, to direct respondents 3 and 4 not to call the petitioner and his family members to the police station and not to pressurize them to settle the dispute with the 5th respondent and her family members".
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Home for respondents 1 to 4.
3. The complaint in the present writ petition is that respondents 3 and 4 are calling the petitioner and his family members regularly to the police station and pressurising him to settle the issue with the 5th respondent.
4. Today, when the matter is taken up, written instructions furnished by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Godavarikhani I Town Police Station, Karimnagar District, dated 05.06.2015, to the Office of the learned Government Pleader for Home have been placed on record by the learned Government Pleader. In the said instructions, it is stated that on 28.04.2015, the 5th respondent approached the police and made a complaint against her husband i.e., the petitioner, stating that she got married the petitioner on 12.03.2011 as per Hindu customs and blessed with a girl child on 07.08.2012 and from that period onwards, her husband and in-laws are harassing her physically and mentally for additional
dowry of Rs.2.00 lakhs as she gave birth to a female child. On receipt of the said complaint, the police registered a case in Cr.No.152 of 2015 under Section 498-A IPC and under Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and took up investigation, and during the course of investigation, police examined the witnesses and recorded their statements. It is further stated that on knowing the same, the petitioner obtained anticipatory bail. It is further stated that the police filed a charge sheet on 27.05.2015. It is also stated that as the charge sheet is filed before the competent Court, the respondents have no need to call the petitioner and his family members to the police station and pressurize them to settle the matter. The instructions further denied the allegations made by the petitioner.
5. On noticing the said instructions, learned counsel for the petitioner requested the Court to record the said instructions and close the writ petition.
6. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is closed, by recording the instructions referred to supra. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed. _____________ A.V.SESHA SAI 9th June, 2015 sj