IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI BILAL NAZKI, THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 11163 of 2005 Between: Shaik China Masthan, S/o.Nagu Meera, R/o.H.No.15/116, Medari Bazar, Chilkaluripeta, Guntur Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House officer, Chilakaluripeta Town Police Station, Chilakaluripeta, Guntur District. 2 Superintendent of Police, Guntur Dist. Guntur. 3 Director General of Police, State of Andhra Pradesh Lakadikapool, Hyderabad. 4 The Principal Secretary (Home) Secretariat, State of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 5 The Station House Officer, Vinukonda Police Station, Guntur District. (R5 is impleaded suo moto as per Court order dated 17-05-2005) .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondent police to produce the Detenu by name Mr.Shaik Abdul Ravoof, aged 42 years, S/o.Shaik Silar, Welding Mechanic, Kondaiah Garrage, R/o.Subhaninagar, Chilakaluripeta, Guntur Dist before this Hon'ble court in flesh, for getting the statement of the detenu recorded and for getting him examined by a qualified doctor and set him at liberty and pass such other order or further orders as this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.SURESH KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents : THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court at the stage of admission made the following : O R D E R (Per the Hon’ble Sri Bilal Nazki, ACJ) It is stated by learned counsel for the respondents that the alleged detenu has already been released on bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he does not want to pursue the allegations of torture leveled by him against the respondents in this forum. Since he seeks liberty to agitate his grievance before any other forum, if available in law, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach any other appropriate forum for redressal of his grievances. No order as to costs. __________________ (Bilal Nazki, ACJ) 20th June, 2005 __________________ (G.Chandraiah,J) vrn To 1 The Station House officer, Chilakaluripeta Town Police Station, Chilakaluripeta, Guntur District. 2 Superintendent of Police, Guntur Dist. Guntur. 3 Director General of Police, State of Andhra Pradesh Lakadikapool, Hyderabad. 4 The Principal Secretary (Home) Secretariat, State of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 5 The Station House Officer, Vinukonda Police Station, Guntur District. 6 Two C.Cs to the Advocate General, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 7 Two C.D copies. 8 The Section Officer concerned, PIL Cell, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad. 9 The Secretary, A.P. State Legal Advisory Board, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad 10 The Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad.