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 : 7877 of 2008 Between: Syed Naseer, H.No. 14-20-260, Near Allahpur, Pandith Nehrunagar, Borabanda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Task Force, Amberpet, 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 some of the relatives and friends of the Petitioner namely (1) Syed Wahed, S/o. Syed Naseer (2) Md. Feroz, S/o. Md. Jaffar (3) Mohd. Bin Abdullah, S/o. Abdullah Bin Mazi (4) Mohd. Akbar, S/o. Mohd Chand (5) Mohd Mujeeb, S/o. Md Amir Ali (6) Mohd Asad, S/o. Mohd Mahmood (7) Mohd Fareed, S/o. Mohd Hamid (8) Shaik Yousuf, S/o. Shaik Babu (9) Mohd Mahboob, S/o. Mohd. Raheem (10) Mohd Nisar, S/o. Mohd Nasar (11) Mohd Jahangir, S/o. Mohd Mastan (12) Mohd Mainu, S/o. Mohd Chand Miya all are Borabanda, Hyderabad, before this Hon'ble Court, who were illegally taken away by the police of Task Force, Amberpet on 03-04-2008 at about 10.00 P.M., apprehending danger to their lives and set them 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 petitioner Syed Naseer to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice alleging that some of his relatives and friends numbering 12 were illegally taken away by the police of Task Force, Amberpet on 03-04-3008 and there is danger to their lives was taken up as a writ of habeas corpus. In response to the notice, Inspector of Police, Special Operation Team, Cyberabad filed counter affidavit stating that all the detenus except Mohd. Bin Abdullah and Mohd. Jahangir at serial Nos.3 and 11 were arrested by Sanathnagar Police 09-04-2008 and 11-04-2008 in connection with Crime No. 112 of 2008 registered for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 149 IPC and Section 25 (1) of the Indian Arms Act and were produced before the IX Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Kukatpally, who on their production remanded them to judicial custody and pursuant to the same, they were lodged at Central Prison, Cherlapally. Subsequently the alleged detenus 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 12 were enlarged on regular bail on 12-04-2008 whereas the alleged detenus 6 and 8 were enlarged on 14-04-2008. Once the police followed the required procedure on registration of crime and affected the arrest of the alleged detenus and produced before the Magistrate who remanded them to judicial custody, the allegations made in the telegram that they were illegally detained cannot be countenanced. 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, Amberpet, 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.