THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.APPA RAO WRIT PETITION No.15600 OF 2007 Dated:20.08.2007 Between: M.Sai Swarup Raju …Petitioner And: The Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Nandyal, Kurnool District and two others. …Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.APPA RAO WRIT PETITION No.15600 of 2007 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice D.Appa Rao) Heard. 2. This is a writ of Habeas Corpus for production of one Sai Sreelakshmi, aged 17 years, daughter of the petitioner, on the grounds that she is missing since 08.07.2007 from the women’s hostel maintained by the second respondent and that the third respondent had kidnapped her. 3. In response to the notice, issued by this Court, the first respondent-Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Nandyal, Kurnool District, filed counter-affidavit stating, inter alia, that as soon as it was informed that the said girl was missing, a case in Crime No.128 of 2007 was registered under the head “Girl Missing” on 19.07.2007 and the investigation was taken up. While so, on 25.07.2007, the very girl came to the Police Station and submitted a written report stating that on 08.07.2007, she left the hostel and went along with one Rajendra to his relatives house and later, both of them went to Bombay and stayed their for some time. Subsequently, on coming to know that a case was registered, she came to the Police Station, thereupon the said girl was produced before the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Nandyal on 26.07.2007 and he recorded the statement of the girl and handed over to her parents. She is now in the custody of the petitioner. 4. In the light of the above facts, we do not see any grounds whatsoever to further continue the writ petition and accordingly, the same is closed. However, there shall be no order as to costs. _______________ D.S.R.VARMA, J _______________ D.APPA RAO, J 20.08.2007 dr