IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 10431 of 2004 Between: Pallapu China Venkateswarly S/o P. Nandaiah R/o 25-18-115/14, Parvathipuram, Sampathinagar, Guntur-4 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Pattabhipuram Police Station, Guntur 2 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur District at Guntur .....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 issue an appropriate Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondent police to produce his son Pallapu Naga Tirumala Rao aged 25 years who is illegally detained and tortured by them bodily before this Hon'ble Court and to set him to liberty. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.SARVA BHOUMA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Devinder Gupta, The Chief Justice) As per the affidavit in reply, petitioner’s son was arrested only on 24-6-2004 at 3.00 pm in crime No.518/2004 for the offence under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code. The respondents denied the allegation of illegal detention since 3rd/4th June, 2004. As of today the detenu is in lawful custody since he was produced before the concerned Magistrate on 25-6-2004. We dispose of this writ petition with liberty reserved to the petitioner or his son to take out appropriate proceedings in accordance with law for the alleged illegal detention. ______________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ ______________________ G.ROHINI, J 30th June, 2004. nmr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, Pattabhipuram Police Station, Guntur 2 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur District at Guntur 3 The Advocate General, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 4. 2CD copies