IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 5422 of 2009 Between: Matta Subamma W/o. Naga Subba Reddy D.No. 4/181, Ramanapalli, Chennuru Mandal, Kadapa. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Oficer, Siddavattam Police Station, Kadapa District. 2 The Superintendent of Police Kadapa District. Kadapa. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will 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 herein viz., Mitta Raja Reddy (Mitta Rajeswara Reddy) R/o. Ramanapalli, Kadapa District, before this Hon'ble Court who was illegally detained on 9-3-2009 by the police of Siddavattam, Kadapa District apprehending danger to his life and set him at liberty forthwith and to pass such other or further orders Counsel for the Petitioner: TELEGRAM Counsel for Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following : ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Gopal Reddy) This writ petition is taken up on the basis of the fax message dated 12.03.2009 sent by the petitioner to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice alleging that her son, namely, Mitta Raja Reddy, has been illegally detained by the police of Siddavattam, Kadapa District from 09.03.2009 and apprehending danger to his life. Notices have been issued to the respondent for production of the alleged detenu before this Court. In response to the notice, the Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, Siddavattam Police Station, Kadapa District, the first respondent herein filed counter affidavit stating that the alleged detenu was arrayed as A.4 in Crime No.17 of 2009 for the offence under Sections 364, 302 read with Section 34 IPC of Siddavattam Police Station, Kadapa District and in that connection he was arrested on 20.03.2009 and was produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Badwel. On such production, the learned Magistrate remanded the alleged detenu to judicial custody. Pursuant to the remand order, the alleged detenu was lodged at Central Prison, Kadapa. It is further stated that along with the alleged detenu, A.1 and A.5 were also arrested and remanded to judicial custody. When he was produced before the Magistrate, the alleged detenu has not complained about his illegal detention from 9.03.2009. In view of the same, there is no truth in the allegation that the alleged detenu has been illegally detained by the Police Siddavattam Police Station. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. ___________________ (A.GOPAL REDDY, J.) _____________ (K.C. BHANU, J.) 1st April, 2009 Js.