IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2937 of 2008 Between: Smt. Shai, Saida W/o. Khasim Basha R/o. Kottapally Village, Nandyal Mandal, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Prakasam District at Ongole. 2 The Station House Officer, Kambum Police Station, at Prakasam District. .....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 to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Habeas directing the respondents herein to produce the husband of the petitioner viz., Khasim Basha , aged 26 yrs R/o. Kottapalli Village, Nandyal Mandal, Kurnool District before this Hon'ble Court and and set him at liberty after declaring his detention as illegal and arbitrary and to pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.JAYA SANKARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: (Per Sri B. Prakash Rao, J) In this case filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner who is the wife of the alleged detenu seeks a writ of habeas corpus for production of her husband viz., Khasim Basha of Kottapalli Village, Nandyal Mandal, Kurnool District on the ground of illegal detention by the respondent – police. After notice and in reply thereto, in the counter affidavit sworn to by Sri M.K. Altaf Hussain, Station House Officer, Ardhaveedu Police Station, Prakasam District, it is stated that the alleged detenu is accused in Crime No. 7 of 2008 for the offence under Sections 494 and 498-A IPC read with Section 34 IPC, which was registered on 16-2-2008 and subsequently, he was arrested and produced before the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Giddalur on 17-2-2008 and the learned Magistrate remanded him to judicial custody. Pursuant to the remand order, he is now lodged in Sub-Jail, Markapur. Having regard to the same, we do not find any merit in the writ petition. It is accordingly dismissed. B. PRAKASH RAO, J L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J 25-02-2008 ks ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Superintendent of Police, Prakasam District at Ongole. 2 The Station House Officer, Kambum Police Station, at Prakasam District. 3 Two CCs to the Advocate General (OUT). 4 Two CD copies.