IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE D.APPA RAO TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION NO. 4302 OF 2007 Dated : March 12, 2007 Between: P.Padmavath Petitioner AND The Station House Officer, Osmania University Police Station, Hyderabad and another Respondents THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE D.APPA RAO TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION NO. 4302 OF 2007 ORAL ORDER: (per THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA) Heard the learned Government Pleader for Home, representing the learned Advocate General, appearing for the respondents. 2. The allegation in this taken up writ petition is that the son of the petitioner by name P. Chanti, aged 16 years, was illegally detained since 25.02.2007 by the Osmania University Police and he apprehends danger to the life of his son. 3. Pursuant to the notice issued by this court, the Inspector of Police, Osmania University Police Station, Hyderabad filed counter affidavit stating that on receipt of the notice from the learned Advocate General’s Office, investigation was taken up, which revealed that the alleged detenue was never taken into illegal custody by any police, muchless the Osmania University Police Station and that the alleged detenue has been moving freely attending to his day today work. In order to establish this fact, the statements of the alleged detenue and his parents were recorded by the Deputy Mandal Revenue Officer, Ghatkesar Mandal, Rangareddy District on 9.3.2007, which show that the alleged detenue was never arrested by the police and he is moving freely. In view of the statements recorded by a responsible Officer, we do not see any merit in the allegations made in the writ petition. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed at the stage of admission. But, however, no order as to costs. _____________ D.S.R.Varma, J. _____________ D.Appa Rao, J. March 12, 2007 MAS