IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY 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 : 7875 of 2008 Between: Sundarapalli Satyanarayana, S/o. Subba Rao, Door No. 8/15-C, Near Rajababu Jr. College, Korukonda, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Korukonda Police Station, East Godavari District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, East Godavari District. 3 The Govt. of A.P., Rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4 The Director General of Police, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 5 Sri Gulla Yedukondalu, Z.P.T.C., Gokavaram and Advocate, East Godavari 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 For the reasons stated in the "Representation" dated 04-04- 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 Mandamus to call for the records and remarks from the Respondents herein in and connected to (i) missing of the Petitioner's son Viz., Sundarapalli Narasimharaju, aged 26 years from 06-12-2008 from the village; and this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to pass appropriate orders directing the concerned to trace the Petitioner's son and hand over him to his father 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:LETTER Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) One Sundarapalli Satyanarayana addressed a letter dated 04.04.2008 to the Hon’ble Chief Justice alleging that his son viz., Sundarapalli Narasimharaju is missing from 06.02.2008 and on enquiry, he came to know that his son was forcibly made to marry Mrs.Desabathula Susheela under coercion and intimidation of filing a false case under the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and that the marriage was performed in the presence of local police at the behest of one Gulla Yedukondalu, Z.P.T.C., Gokavaram Village, who is a practicing advocate and his followers. The said letter has been treated as a taken up writ petition and notices have been issued to the respondents. In response to the notice, the Sub-Inspector of Police, Korukonda Police Station, first respondent herein filed an affidavit stating that on receipt of representation of the petitioner dated 6.2.2008 to the Superintendent of Police, East Godavari District, he went to the house of the petitioner at Korukonda, caused discreet enquiries, which revealed that there is love affair between the son of the petitioner and Mrs. Susheela and their love has ended up in their marriage, which was performed at Tantikonda Temple, Gokavram Mandal without the consent of elders of both sides. When the factum of marriage was informed, the petitioner and the brother of Mrs.Sushela quarreled with each other and the matter was placed before the elders, before whom, the alleged detenu and Mrs.Susheela appeared and informed about their love affair and their getting marriage with consent. It is stated that both of them are now residing at Vijayawada and leading marital life and they have also submitted a joint letter to the second respondent to the effect that none is responsible for their marriage and they love each other and got married and none has forced them to marry. In view of the contents of the affidavit filed by the first respondent, the allegations in the letter addressed by the petitioner deserves no consideration. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. ________________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J. _______________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J. 28.04.2008 Tsr. To 1 The Station House Officer, Korukonda Police Station, East Godavari District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, East Godavari District. 3 The Govt. of A.P., Rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4 The Director General of Police, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 5 Two C.Cs. to Government Pleader for Home, High Court Buildings, (OUT) 6. Two C.D. copies.