JUDGMENT

M.Satyanarayana Murthy, J. - This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:

"to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus, directing the respondents and their subordinates not to arrest the petitioner in any crime relating to acquisition of security equipment by the Andhra Pradesh Police or any other related subject"

2. The petitioner is an Indian Police Service Officer. While narrating his excellence in the academic career as well as in service, the petitioner contended that during his tenure as Addl. DGP, Intelligence the then leaders of the opposition party blamed him, as he is responsible for certain political events and made several statements in Press, Public meetings and in Electronic media. The petitioner taken them in his stride, as such accusations are being made routinely. Press clippings, video recordings and screen shots of social media postings are placed on record in support of his contentions to prove the acrimonious statements made against him. On the eve of general elections, they also represented to the Election Commission of India, against the pe