THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU W.P.No.23601 of 2005 Date: 17.11.2005 Between: Paper clipping of ‘Vaartrha Telugu Daily News Paper’ published on 28.10.2005 containing the news item under the caption ‘Naxals Achuki Kosam Rendu Nelaluga Thanalo Nirbhandham’. …. Petitioner and The Station House Officer, Huzurabad Police Station & others. ….. Respondents. THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU W.P.No.23601 of 2005 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) This is a taken up case on the ‘Paper clipping of Vaartha Telugu Daily News Paper published on 28.10.2005’ to call for the records and remarks from the respondents relating to (i) illegal detention of two naxalite sympathizers viz. Paka Ravi and Odela Ravi for the past two months to elicit the whereabouts of naxalites, on the information given by one surrendered naxal, Thirupathi, (ii) torturing the said detenus on the pretext of interrogation by keeping one of them viz. Odela Ravi naked, (iii) hurriedly showing the arrest of those detenus on Thursday i.e. on 27.10.2005 knowing that news agency “prabhatha Vaartha’ has found the detenus in the lock up, and (iv) violating the rule of producing the arrested persons before the Court concerned within 24 hours. This Court, through order, dated 03.11.2005, directed the Superintendent of Police, Karimnagar district to submit his report with regard to the allegations levelled in the petition, within a period of two weeks from that day. In pursuance of the same, the Superintendent of Police, Karimnagar district submitted a report , dated 15.11.2005, narrating the details of arrest of the alleged detenus. He denied the factum of keeping one of the detenus naked, as published in Vaartha news paper. In view of the categorical denial of the Superintendent of Police, We are of the view that no further orders are necessary in this writ petition and accordingly, the same is liable to be dismissed. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. ----------------------------- (T. MEENA KUMARI.J) ------------------------------ (K.C. BHANU.J) Date: 17.11.2005 ksld