IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NOs : 316 of 2009 & 378 of 2009 WRIT PETITION NOs : 316 of 2009 Between: Manupati Santhamma, W/o. Premiah, R/o. Vrukshanagaram, Vedullapalli, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Ongole I Town Police Station, Prakasam District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Prakasam District at Ongole. .....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 "Telegram" dated 07-01-2009 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 Petitioner's son Viz., Manupati Israel, S/o. Premaiah, aged 33 years, Caste by Yerukala, before this Hon'ble Court, who was illegally detained on 06-01-2009 by Sub-Inspector of Police, Ongole I Town Police Station, apprehending danger to his life and set him 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:TELEGRAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL WRIT PETITION NO : 378 of 2009 Between: Manupati Santa, W/o. Late Premaiah, R/o. Richshawnagar, China Bethapudi, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Task Force Police, Begumpet, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Basheerbagh, 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 "Telegram" dated 10-01-2009 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 son of Petitioner herein namely Manupati Isreal (ST) Yerukula, before this Hon'ble Court, who was illegally detained since 03-01-2009 by the police officials of Task Force, Begumpet, Hyderabad and apprehending danger to his life and set him 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:TELEGRAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following : HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NOS.316 & 378 OF 2009 COMMON ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Gopal Reddy) These two writ petitions are taken up on the basis of telegrams dated 7.1.2009 and 10.1.2009 sent by the petitioner to the Hon’ble Chief Justice complaining that his son namely Manupati Isreal has been illegally detained by Sub-Inspector of Police, Ongole I Town Police Station from 6.1.2009 onwards. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Ongole I Town Police Station filed a counter affidavit stating that in due execution of the non-bailable warrants pending in C.C.Nos.570 of 2006 and 272 of 2008, the alleged detenu was arrested on 18.1.2009 and was produced before the Additional Judicial first Class Magistrate, Bapatla, Guntur District. On such remand, the learned Magistrate remanded the alleged detenu for judicial custody and accordingly, he is lodged at Sub-Jail, Bapatla. Inasmuch as the alleged detenu has been remanded to judicial custody in connection with C.C.Nos.570 of 2006 and 272 of 2008, no credence can be given to the contents of the telegram sent by the petitioner. The writ petitions are accordingly dismissed. No costs. _________________ (A. GOPAL REDDY, J.) _______________ (G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J.) JANUARY 29, 2009 TSR