IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 7867 of 2008 Between: Mrs. Mahmooda Begum, W/o. Late Malik Mohd., H.No. 9-8-358, Bada Bazar, Golconda Forte, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Task Force, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that for the reasons stated in the "Telegram" dated 06-04-2008 sent by the Petitioner herein, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue an Order, direction, or a Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents herein to produce the son of the Petitioner namely Mohd. Arshad, S/o. Late Malik Mohd, aged about 21 years, R/o. H.No. 9-8-358, Bada Bazar, Golconda Forte, Hyderabad, before this Hon'ble Court, who was illegally taken away by the police personnel of Task Force on 05-04-2008 at 4.00 A.M. apprehending danger to his life and set him at liberty forthwith and to pass such other or further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: TELEGRAM Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: (per Sri A. Gopal Reddy, J) Telegram dated 06-04-2008 sent by the mother of one Mohd. Arshad to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice alleging that Task Force Police personnel took away her son and he is in illegal detention was taken up as a writ of habeas corpus. On issuing notice, Inspector of Police, Task Force, West Zone Team, Hyderabad, the 1st respondent herein filed counter affidavit along with the remand report stating that on the complaint given by the Village Secretary of Narsapur complaining that an unknown dead body was found lying in a ditch besides Ibrahim Saheb Lonka within the limits of Narsapur, a case in Crime No. 11 of 2008 for the offences under Sections 302, 201 read with Section 109 IPC of Marpally Police Station, Ranga Reddy District was registered. During the course of investigation, Circle Inspector of Police, Vikarabad Circle affected the arrest of the alleged detenu on 10-04-2008 and basing on his confessional statement, he also arrested A-2 to A-4 on the same day and all the accused including the alleged detenu were produced before the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Vikarabad, who remanded them to judicial custody and pursuant to the same, they were lodged at Central Prison, Cherlapally. In view of registration of crime against the alleged detenu who was produced before the Magistrate and later remanded to judicial custody, the question of his illegal detention does not arise. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. A.GOPAL REDDY, J R. KANTHA RAO, J 21-04-2008 ks ………... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, Task Force, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. 3 2 CCs to the Advocate General, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 2 CD copies.