IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH 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 : 4773 of 2009 Between: A. Suguna Bhaskar, Plot No. 4, Loknath Building, Risala Bazar, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Uppal Police Station, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector, Hyderabad District at Hyderabad. 4 The Director General of Police, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 5 The Govt. of A.P., Rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 For the reasons stated in the "Petition" dated 03-03-2009 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 Mandamus calling for the remarks and records from the records from the Respondents herein in and connected to (i) kidnapping of the Petitioner's daughter, who is working in O/o. GENPACT, Uppal, Hyderabad, Akkapeddy Shalini by Om Prakash Jha, Colleague of the said Shalini on 21.07.2008 and with the help of his parents and relatives illegally detained at the native place of Om Prakash Jha, i.e. Sarai Mor, Naya Bazar , Sahasra District, Bihar State; (ii) demanding Rs. 11.00 lakh for release of the daughter of the Petitioner; (iii) action of the Respondents in FIR No. 19/2008 dt. 05.01.2009; And This Hon'ble Court may be pleased to pass appropriate orders directing the Respondents herein to probe into the matter and trace out the daughter of the Petitioner and hand over her safely and to take action against the perpetrators 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:PETITION Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 4773 OF 2009 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Gopal Reddy) This is a taken up writ petition on the basis of the petition sent by the petitioner dated 3.3.2009 to the Hon’ble Chief Justice alleging that her daughter Ms. Akkapeddy Shalini who is working with GENPACT, Uppal, Hyderabad, has been kidnapped by her colleague by name Om Prakash Jha on 21.7.2008 with the help of his parents and she has been illegally detained at his native place i.e. Sarai Mor, Naya Bazar, Sahasra District, Bihar State and demanding Rs.11 lakhs to release her daughter. The Inspector of Police, Uppal Police Station, Hyderabad, 1st respondent herein filed an affidavit stating that on the complaint lodged by the petitioner, a case in Crime No.19 of 2009 under the head of ‘Woman Missing’ has been registered and investigation was taken up. During the course of investigation, the investigating officer visited the alleged detenu a t Patna and when requested her to come to the police station for recording her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. before the Magistrate, she refused to come to Hyderabad and stated that she married Mr. Om Prakash Jha without any coercion and she also shown the marriage certificate issued by Arya Samaj at Patna. It is stated that the petitioner also filed a similar petition before the Chairman, A.P. Human Rights Commission and the Human Rights Commission after issuing notice to the respondents therein and after enquiry and on considering the report submitted by the authorities, passed an order on 10.11.2008 observing that the petitioner has to approach the Patna High Court seeking writ of habeas corpus, if she so advised. Having regard to the fact that the alleged detenu is a major and she willingly married and staying with one Om Prakash Jha, no credence can be given to the allegation that she has been illegally detained by Mr. Om Prakash Jha and his parents. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed granting liberty to the petitioner to avail the remedies available to her under law. No order as to costs. _________________ (A. GOPAL REDDY, J.) _______________ (K.C. BHANU, J.) APRIL 15, 2009 Tsr