ORDER :

P. Naveen Rao, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home and learned counsel for 5th respondent.

2. Petitioner is working as Journalist in Vaartha Telugu vernacular daily. He belongs to Scheduled caste (Lambada) community. On 08.12.2020 news item was reported in Vaartha newspaper based on his inputs alleging that fifth respondent, who is a member of Legislative Assembly representing Patancheru Assembly constituency, and his henchmen grabbed prime lands, adjacent to main roads and pointed out lapses of the local administration in restraining the alleged grabbing of lands by fifth respondent and his henchmen. Petitioner alleges that infuriated with said report, fifth respondent telephoned the petitioner and threatened him with dire consequences, abused him and his parents using filthy language and in the name of his caste in an uncivilized manner and directed him to appear before him. The entire conversation was recorded. Concerned with the kind of threat exerted on the petitioner, use of abusive language on caste lines and threatening him with dire consequences, petitioner lodged complaint with the respondent-police. On the co