IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 20518 OF 2001 Between: Basani Kaspa Reddy. … Petitioner and The Director General of Police, Government of A.P., Hyderabad & two others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 20518 OF 2001 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents alleging that the petitioner’s son, by name Basani Ravinder Reddy was forcibly taken away by the respondents from Pragnyapur village on 5.9.2001and kept in the police station illegally without informing any reasons for his arrest or illegal detention and harassing his son by beating and giving electric shocks by the Circle Inspector of Police. Therefore the petitioner sought for a direction to the 1st respondent to punish the respondents-police officers after due enquiry and investigation into the incident and direct the respondents to pay compensation for keeping his son into police station for more than 15 days and harassing him. 2. With reference to the said allegations, on service of notice, a counter is filed on behalf of the respondents by the 3rd respondent, disputing and denying the allegations. It is denied the allegation that the petitioner’s son was taken away by the respondents and detained him in the police station. The respondents denied totally all the allegations that are made against them. It is also stated that even after making enquiries that the respondent No.3 came to know that the son of the petitioner was never brought to the police station, and therefore the question of harassing him, beating him or giving electric shocks, does not arise. Therefore, the respondents sought for dismissal of the writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel and considered the material on record. Though such a counter has been filed as early as in November 2001, no reply has been filed by the petitioner disputing or denying the allegations made in the counter by the respondents. In view of that the writ petition is dismissed, as there is no merit in the allegations made by the petitioner. No costs. _________________ S. Ananda Reddy, J. Dt. 18..07..2007 Kvh THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 20518 OF 2001 ORAL ORDER Dt. 18..07..2007