HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No.22747 OF 2007 DATE: 12.11.2007 Between: Eswar Naik ..... PETITIONER AND The Station House Officer, Bandiatmakur, Kurnool District & another. .....RESPONDENTS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No.22747 OF 2007 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice P.Swaroop Reddy) This writ petition is taken up on the basis of telegram dated 25.10.2007 sent by one Eswar Naik alleging that Praveen Kumar, Sub-Inspector of Police, Bandiatmakur Police Station kept seven members belonging to scheduled tribes in illegal custody on the ground that they are accused in Crime No.117 of 2007. In response to the notice issued, Sub-Inspector of Police, Bandiatmakur Police Station filed a counter stating that the alleged detenus were never illegally detained and except the alleged detenu No.1, all others are moving freely. It is stated that there is a case and counter case registered in Crime No.117 of 2007 and Crime No.118 of 2007 on the file of his station, that Crime No.117 of 2007 is registered against 13 persons belonging to alleged detenus group, whereas Crime No.118 of 2007 is registered against 5 persons belonging to opposite group of the alleged detenus. On examination of the alleged detenus, it came to light that except the alleged detenu No.1 viz. Naganna Naik, who is arrayed as A.4, rest of the alleged detenus were not involved in Crime No.117 of 2007. The said Naganna Naik has been produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Nandyal. Along with the counter, statements of the alleged detenus are also filed showing that other alleged detenus are moving freely and attending to their day-to-day works. In the circumstances explained in the counter nothing remains in the Writ Petition and the same is accordingly closed. No costs. ________________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J. ___________________ 12th NOVEMBER, 2007 P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. Tsr.