IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2544 of 2008 Between: Battu Venkatesh, S/o. Ramulu, R/o. Hasthinapuram, Phase II, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Vanasthalipuram Police Station, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, Hyderabad. .....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 "Fax Message" dated 05-02-2008 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 Habeas Corpus directing the respondents herein to produce the friends of the Petitioner herein viz., Baig and Siva Ramakrisha, before this Hon'ble Court, who were illegally detained on 04-02-2008 at 04.00 P.M. by the police of Vanasthalipuram, Ranga Reddy District, apprehending danger to their lives and set them at liberty forthwith 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: FAX MESSAGE Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: (Per Sri B. Prakash Rao, J) This case is a taken up one under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in pursuance of fax message dated 5-2-2008 at the instance of the petitioner alleging that his friends viz., Baig and Siva Ramakrishna were illegally detained on 4-2-2008 at 4.00 PM by the police of Vanasthalipuram Police Station, Ranga Reddy District and the police also seized Maruti car bearing No. AP-28-696 belonging Baig, detenu No. 1 and he apprehends danger to their life. After notice and in reply thereto, in the counter affidavit sworn to by Sri M. Chandra Shekar, Inspector of Police, Vanasthalipuram Police Station, it is stated that both the alleged detenus were known as Qureshi Baig @ Khaleel and Budha Raju Ramakrishna Raju and they are accused Nos. 2 and 4 respectively in Crime No. 65 of 2008 for the offence under Sections 419, 420, 468, 471 read with Section 34 IPC of Vanasthalipuram Police Station, which was registered on 5-2-2008 on the complaint given by one Sooraj Vishwaraj Jaiswal. In connection with the said crime, alleged detenu No. 2 Siva Ramakrishna was apprehended on 5-2-2008 and was produced before the VII Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad and remanded to judicial custody. In pursuance of the remand, he is lodged at Central Prison, Cherlapally. It is further stated that so far as detenu No. 1 is concerned, he is still absconding. Having regard to the same, we do not find any merit in the writ petition. It is accordingly dismissed. B. PRAKASH RAO, J L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J 25-02-2008 ks ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, Vanasthalipuram Police Station, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, Hyderabad. 3 Two CCs to the Advocate General (OUT). 4 Two CD copies.