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Petition under A(icle 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to a) to declare the action of the police personnel under the control of the 3rd and 4th respondents in illegally arrestlng the petitioner and other organizers and detaining them and in preventing the petitioner from conducting Deeksha at Dharna Chowk, lndira Park, Hyderabad on 24.11.2016 is violative of Article 19 (1)(a) and (b) and 14 of the Constitution of lndia in spite of permission granted vide File No.HC1/6038/2016, dated 23.11.2016 by the 4th respondent, b)to direct the respondents to pay compensation of Rs.10 lakh to the petitioner for loss of reputation arising out of their illegal arrest ,detention and preventing him from exercising his right guaranteed under article 19(1 )(a) and (1)(b) of the constitution of lndia inspite of due permission granted by the 3rd respondent vide File No.HC- 1/6038/201 6, dated 23.1 1.2016. l.A. NO: 1 OF 2016(WPMP. NO: 54528 OF 2016) Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to take action against the police personnel who involved in preventing the organizers from taking Deeksha at Dharna Chowk, lndira Park, Hyderabad on 24.11.2016 and arresting and detaining them contrary to the permission granted by the 3rd respondent vide File No. HC-1/6038/2016, dated

23.11.2O16 pending disposal of the Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI PRATHIBA BEJJARAM Counsel for the Respondents: SRI M.SRINIVAS, AGP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER THE HONOURABIE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAI\,IJI WRIT PETITION No.zl4209 OF mt6 ORDER: 'l'lu $0'rit Petition is Frlcd u,irh the follorving telief "...to a) to declare rhe action of the police pcrsonnel uoder the cootrol of the 3"r and 4d responclcnrs rn rllcgrlly arrcsring thc petrtioner and other organizers and dctainilg tbcm and rn prcvcnting the petittoner from conductiog Deeksha at Dhama (.h<,n,k, Indta Parlq Hlderabad ot 24.L1.2016 rs violative o[ Articie 19 (t)(a) and (rl aod 1-1 of the Coostiution of India inspite of pcrmrssioo grantctl vide Frle No II<a|/6038/2016, dated 23.1'1.2016 by the 4th respondent, b)to direcr thc respc,,rdcnts to pav compcnsation of Rs-10 lakh to the petitioner lor loss of rcpuratror- arL:ing out of therr illegal arrest, detcntion and prevcoting hirn From exerclsing lus rigtrt guarartcctl undcr articlc l9(1)(a) and (1)(b) of the consciuti.,n o[ [ndre ursprt.: o[ due pcnnission grantcd bt the 3d rcspoodent vide Fdc No H(]- l/6()38./2010, darcd ll.l I 201(r and pass..."

2. None appcarcd on bchalf of thc petitioner.

3. I have hcrrrd \{r. ]\I.Srin ir.as, Ieamcd Assistant Government Pleadcr for Homc appearing lirr respondcnt Nos. 1 to 3.

4. 'l he Leanrccl AssistiLnt Gor.emment Pieader fot Home submittcd that the contention l(l.,,aflced by the pctitionet pertains to his alleged unlarvful arrcst duriopi ihr conduct o[ a "Deeksha" at Dhama Chowl! Indira Parli, Hydcrabad, on 2+.11.2016, dcspite having obtained pdot permrssion (lated

23.11.201,6, and his clairn t,lr compensation for the samc. It u/as further subm-rtted that although thc permrssion dtted 23.71,.201,6 permittcd dre conduct of dre I)eeksha, it expiicidy Prohibitcd rallics or pr()cesslrrns. 2 Horr.cr er, on 211.1..2016, clLrrrnq thc said Deeksha, thc peutioncr, along with othcrs, allegcdly attcnrplcd ro procccd towards the Chief Minister's Camp Oflict: in violation of l lrc per:r,issr,rn conclitions. Conscclucntlr', the petitioner was taken into pr.eventivc crLstodl undcr Scction 151 of the (lodc of Criminal Procedure, 1 973 (Cr.l'.(. ). I,.rst:il on a reporr subnuttcd br the Sub-Inspector of l'otce on duty. Sul.,scrlLrcnt Jr'. ( lnmc \r>. 33() of 2()16 rvas rcgrstered, but the First Informatiou i{r'p.r'r 'i Il{) u,rs closctl on 2.i.11.1016 as the action was droppcd. 'fhus, it r,,rr. r-or';tr.rr-lcd drai as rhe allcged acoon was with.in the le15al paramcters! rr, r iLrr-tl',ci r.r.r:r- ot rcli ,n :rur-\ i\ cs in dris rvrit petition.

5. Upon petusal r.rt rbt ;n.ui r t.il plact<i orr rccortl, it rs e , iclent that the petitrc,net rcJied upcn rhl pt lrrrsr,ro,r grrrnlcrl hr tI<: I)cput1 ( lommissioner of l'olice. (lcntr:Ll 7-r-.rrc. i L -i Ii,lic, dat((l 2i 11.2016. rvhcrr:in one Mr. Y. Srinivas Reddy rvas pt nrrittccl r, r cr)nduct a Dceksha at l)haroa Chowk on

24.11.2016, subjcct t,, iiru,.1r'r'n 114) spccific con<litions, one of which expressly prohibitecJ tht r'r,r,iii;t t r,1 rtnv rallv ,-rr irr()ccssion

6. The rcsl)ondents lrrrrr' liirtl nrateritl, ilrcluding dre rcport of the Sub- Inspector of l)olicc. ::r,r i,rg rlrrt , rn l l. I I .l()16, ivhile thc Deeksha was being conduct( d. thc 1-rtii,.rrcr':rrrri i)drcrs attcntptccl to ptocecd tou'afds the Chicf Mintstcr's (-an-rp ( ) ltLe,-'. ih:r.'bv r iolaung, rhe contiitions imposed in the pcrmission. 'I'hc l,crirrr,rtr r. (,r) tle .rthcr hand, conrclris thrt he *r.\ -----alrcstt:d clutrng the irc.u:i'r,:i c1)nduct of the l)ccksl,r rnd has filed J photographs purportilg to show that thc police personnel had blocked the road and restrdrred thc pamcrpants.

7. Har.ing regard to the pcrmission conditions, particularly the prohibition on rallies and the admitted fact that thc petitioner and others attempted to rnc\ c in a proccssutn rouards *re Chief Minister's Camp OfFrce, the action of the police in raking them into preventive custody under Section 151 Cr.l'.()., appears ro be ;usuticd. 'lhe provision authorizes police officers to a-rrcsr irnv pcrson widrout a varrant when such arrest is nccessary to prc\.ent the comnrission o[ a cognizable offence.

8. In this c('rrtc\t, thc Suprctne (.r.,trrt, itt l'Ltdha l)na1e u. Sub-Diuisional Magittrate, A,lt'righyr [(1971) 2 SCC 1+2], ot>sen'c<i that preventive action under Section 'l 51 (.:.I'}-(1., n)ust lle ercrcised rLr n\-crt irrimincnt breachcs of pcace, and the srdsiicrlr)n of thc ofticci nrust bc based on reasonable grounds. SimiJar\,, in Btruiih ,\4aiian latitinl I n ru l(2012) 5 SCC 11, the C<>urt recognizcd that rvhilc the righr to :rsscmble peacefu[y under Article 19(1)(b) of the Constin-rnon r:f [ndja is a fundtmental right, it is subjcct to reasonable resftictions in ihc ir)tercsts of public ordcr undet Article 19(3).

9. In the prcscnt case, as rhe pctitioncr's conduct prima facie indicated a violation oi thc pcrmission con.lttions and an attemPt to organize an unauthorized prr )ccssion, the prcventive mcasures taken by the police cannot -, \ \ ( ( a 4 bc considered arbitrarr' or.. unconsr.irurrorral. Furthcr, as the IrIR was closed on 25.11.201.6 wr th tb< acuon droppcd, there ternains no subsisting grievance warrarrting judicral intcrfcrence

10. In r,rew of the above circumstirnccs and in the absence o[ any matcnal indrcaung mala fide intcnt abusc of porr;cr, or r"iolation of fundamental rights bv dre police atrthorides. th.is (-orrrt llnds no mcrii in thc peutioner's clairrr For compensation.'I'he prerentivc lcti,rn r:rken rvz.s irt ct.,nsonance with Iaw ,rnd in accotdancc s.ith tl.re lcctrico( )ns inrposccl rrnrlel ihc pcrmission ordcr. Accotding\', t}lc rvrir pcrltion stancls disrlissed, u ith no order as to CoSIS Miscellaneous Pctirions, pcndrrrg tf anr,. shall strLnd closed I To, //TRUE COPY// SD/. K.BHAVANI SWAMY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (9/ SECTION OFFICER 1 2 One CC to SRI PRATHIBA BEJJARAM, Advocate. [OPUCI Two CCs to GP FOR HO[/E, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT] 3 Two CD Copies. o BSK GJP ,.1 HIGH COURT DATED:0611012025 ORDER WP.No.44209 of 2016 a * toB.l FrE S 1,1I 2 3 tii,s 20116 s ])ATCHT ,..\ t DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS ,*t