THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.22351 of 2009 Date: 18.01.2010 Between: Md. Qasim … Petitioner and The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.22351 of 2009 ORAL ORDER : (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice D.S.R.Varma) Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Assistant Government Pleader, representing the learned Advocate General, appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2. 2. This Writ of Habeas Corpus is filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondents to produce his daughter viz., Naseem Jahan, w/o. Md. Ibraheem, aged about 32 years, who was illegally detained by respondent No.4, before this Court and set her at liberty. 3. The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that his daughter is found missing since 19.4.2009 and a complaint has been lodged by the husband of the alleged detenu with the Station House Officer, Nallakunta Police Station, Hyderabad. Inspite of registering Crime No.90 of 2009 under the head “Woman Missing”, no action has been taken by the police to trace the missing woman. Hence, the present writ petition. 4. A counter affidavit has been filed by the Station House Officer, Nallakunta Police Station, the 2nd respondent herein, stating inter alia that basing on the complaint lodged by the husband of the alleged detenu, a case in Crime No.90 of 2009 under the head “Woman Missing” was registered and investigation has been taken up. It has been further stated that the complainant, who is no other than the husband of the alleged detenu, approached the police and expressed his doubt against the 4th respondent in missing of his wife. It is also stated that during the course of investigation, it was found that the 4th respondent was a native of Bihar State and he is presently residing at Manikeswar Nagar, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad, and was working as Imam in Adikmet Mosque. His further enquiries revealed that the said person is also missing from the date on which the alleged detenu was found missing. It is also stated that a special team was sent to Ajmeer and Delhi to trace out the alleged detenu and the 4th respondent herein, but the said efforts did not yield any result. It is further stated that the photographs of the missing woman and the suspect were published in Urdu and Telugu Newspapers. He also stated about the various steps that have been taken to trace the missing woman. In spite of all the above efforts being made by the police, the missing woman as well as the 4th respondent could not be traced. 5. The learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that the investigation is still going on and efforts are being made to trace the missing woman. 6. Therefore, having regard to the facts and circumstances, particularly keeping in view the various steps that have been taken by the police to trace the missing woman, we deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the official respondents to continue the investigation with all required intensity under the supervision of the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, and report the same to this Court through the Registrar (Judicial), High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. The official respondents are further directed to file a final report before the Magistrate concerned as and when a final conclusion has been arrived at. 7. With the above observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of, at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ D.S.R.VARMA, J _______________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J 18.01.2010 Msr. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.22351 of 2009 18.01.2010 (Msr)