Hyderabad, Nov. 5 -- The Telangana High Court has sentenced a former Station House Officer (SHO) of Miyapur police station to four weeks of simple imprisonment for failing to follow its directions.

Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy held the officer, M Prem Kumar, guilty of civil contempt.

However, it suspended the prison sentence for two weeks to allow the officer to approach a higher court for relief.

The order was passed while hearing a contempt petition filed by A Shekhar Babu and seven others.

Dispute over 700 square yard property in Hafeezpet

The case is related to a 700 square yard plot at Gokul Plots in Hafeezpet.

In 2013, the petitioners had obtained a permanent injunction from a civil court. The decision was also upheld by an appell...