IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NO : 25640 of 2008 Between: Das Kamal, President All India Crime Reforms Organization, R/o. H.No. 21-1-239, Ghansi Bazar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Charminar, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that for the reasons stated in the "Telegram" dated 19-11-2008 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 Petitioner's brother Mr. Bajrang Mittal, S/o. Late Ram Avtar Mittal, aged about 30 years, Residing H.No. 21-7-484/2, Chalapur Shakkarkota, Hyderabad today on 19-11-2008 at 07.00 A.M, before this Hon'ble Court, who is illegally taken away since 19-11-2008 at 07.00 by the police Charminar, 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 made the following : ORDER: (per Sri A. Gopal Reddy, J) This is a taken up writ petition basing on telegram dated 19-11-2008 sent by the petitioner to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice complaining that his brother Sri Bajrang Mittal was illegally detained by the police of Charminar on 19-11-2008 at 7.00 AM. In response to the notice, the Inspector of Police, Charminar Police Station, Hyderabad, the 1st respondent herein filed an affidavit stating that the alleged detenue was called to the police station on 19- 11-2008 for enquiry on a petition made by one Sri Muralidhar Sharma. After enquiry, he was let off on the same day and that he is freely moving thereafter by attending to his day to day work, which fact has been deposed by him before the Tahsildar, Bahadurpura Mandal who recorded his sworn statement on 01-12-2008. The statement of the alleged detenue clearly discloses that the he was never detained illegally by the police. In view of the same, no credence can be given to the contents of the telegram about the alleged illegal detention of the brother of the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. A.GOPAL REDDY, J G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 08-12-2008 ks