IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 6070 of 2008 Between: Shareefa Begum, W/o. Amjad Ali Khan, R/o. H.No. 20-3-209, Hussainialam, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Panjagutta Police Station, Hyderabad. 2 The Sub-Inspector of Police, Panjagutta Police Station, Hyderabad. 3 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 "Fax Message" dated 15-03-2008 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 son herein by name Abu Ali Khan, aged 22 years, before this Hon'ble Court, who was illegally detained since 12-03- 2008 at 06.00 A.M. by the police of Panjagutta, Hyderabad, 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: FAX MESSAGE Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: (per Sri B. Seshasayana Reddy, J) This is a taken up writ petition on the basis of fax message issued by Shareefa Begum alleging that her son viz., Abu Ali Khan, aged 22 years has been illegally detained by police since 12-03- 2008. Notice has been issued to the Station House Officer, Panjagutta Police Station. M. Malla reddy, Inspector of Police, Panjagutta Police Station has sworn to the counter affidavit. It is stated in the counter that the alleged detenu is an accused in Crime No. 203 of 2008 registered for the offence under Section 25 (1-B)(b) of the Indian Arms Act. During the course of investigation, the alleged detenu came to be arrested on 16-03-2008 and produced before the learned XIV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally. In view of the accused being in judicial custody, the accusation levelled against the police that the son of the petitioner has been wrongfully detained since 12-03-2008 has no merit. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. A.GOPAL REDDY, J B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J 08-04-2008 ks ………... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, Panjagutta Police Station, Hyderabad. 2 The Sub-Inspector of Police, Panjagutta Police Station, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner of Police, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 4 2 CCs to the Advocate General, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 5 2 CD copies.