IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 7866 of 2008 Between: Smt. Puchakayala S.C. Kanthamma, W/o. Manda Narasanna, Chintavarru Village, Ramalayam Street, Palakollu Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Palakollu Police Station, West Godavari District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, West Godavari District. 3 he Station House Officer, II Town Police Station, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 4 The Superintendent of Police, East Godavari District. 5 The District Collector, West Godavari District. 6 The Govt. of A.P., Rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, 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 "Letter" dated 26-02-2008 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 Mandamus to call for the records and remarks from the Respondents herein in and connected to (i) missing of Petitioner's son namely Manda Sudheer Kumar, aged 20 years, studying B.Sc. III Year in Aditya Degree College, Palakollu, since 16-02- 2008; (ii) missing of Mrs. Dandu Deepika, classmate of Petitioner's son from 12-02-2008; (iii) harassment by the police people and relatives of Mrs. Dandu Deepika; (iv) calling upon Petitioner and her family member to Kakinada II Town Police Station for interrogation; and this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to probe into the matter and take steps to trace out the Petitioner' son and handover him to the Petitioner as she is apprehending danger to his life 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:LETTER Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice B.Seshasayana Reddy) Letter, dated 26.2.2008 addressed by Smt.Puchakayala S.C.Kanthamma, W/o.Manda Narasanna to the Hon’ble Chief Justice has been taken up as writ petition. It is averred in the letter that son of the petitioner namely Manda Sudheer Kumar as well as one Mrs. Dandu Deepika, who is classmate of her son, found missing from 16.2.2008 and 12.2.2008 respectively. It is further alleged that the police men are harassing her at the instance of relatives of Mrs. Deepika. Pursuant to the notice ordered on 11.6.2007, the Sub-Inspector of Police, Palakollu Police Station filed his affidavit. It is stated in the affidavit that Mrs. Deepika has been restored to her parents and that at no point of time the police harassed the petitioner or her relatives. The statement of the petitioner has been placed on record. It is stated in the affidavit that Mrs.Deepika and Mr.Sudheer Kumar are very much in the custody of their respective parents. Such is the situation, no cause survives for adjudication in this writ petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. ________________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J. _______________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J. 28.04.2008 Tsr. To 1 The Station House Officer, Palakollu Police Station, West Godavari District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, West Godavari District. 3 he Station House Officer, II Town Police Station, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 4 The Superintendent of Police, East Godavari District. 5 The District Collector, West Godavari District. 6 The Principal Secretary, Govt. of A.P., Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 7 Two C.Cs. to G.P. for Home, High Court Buildings, (OUT) 8. Two C.D. copies.