THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.11267 OF 2006 Dated: 22.6.2006 Between: Tetali Varalakshmi, W/o. Venkata Reddy, R/o. Kakinada, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, East Godavari District, Kakinada & others. Respondents. HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO.11267 OF 2006 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) This writ petition is filed by the petitioner questioning the action of the respondents in detaining Tetali Ramakrishna Reddy illegally in the Sarpavaram Police Station, Kakinada, East Godavari District. He, therefore, prays that appropriate directions be issued to the respondent to set him free. Respondents 2 and 3 filed their counter affidavits. In the counter affidavit filed by the 2nd respondent, it is stated that the petitioner and the alleged detenu are not required in connection with any case pending with the Sarpavaram Police Station, Kakinada. It is also asserted that neither the petitioner nor the alleged detenu were taken into custody either on 6.6.2006 or on any other subsequent date. In the counter affidavit filed by the 3rd respondent, it is stated that petitioner’s husband, who is the brother of the alleged detenu was involved in a fake currency note racket and in that connection a case was also registered in Crime No. 18 of 2006 on the file of Rajavommani Police Station. It is further stated that in that connection, they went to his residence of the petitioner at Thurangi, Kakinada Rural Mandal, East Godavari District, on 5.6.2006 to enquire about the business of the petitioner’s husband. The petitioner informed them that her husband is not available and is out of station on some business work. Then they have told her to send her husband to the police station on his return. Thereafter, on 6.6.2006, the alleged detenu, brother-in-law of the petitioner came to the police station at 7.30 p.m. and enquired about the matter. Then they have informed him about the involvement of his brother in the fake currency racket and thereafter, he left the police station immediately. However, on 10.6.2006, the police have arrested six persons who were accused in the said crime and also seized from them colour printers, monitors, scanners, C.P.Us., and the chemicals used for making such counterfeit currency, besides counterfeit currency of Rs. 7,32,000/- under the cover of mediator’s report. Subsequently, those accused were produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Addatheegala, who remanded them to judicial custody. They are now lodged in Central Prison, Rajahmundry. It is further stated that petitioner’s husband, who is stated to be kingpin of the racket is still missing and efforts are being made to trace him out. As such, they have denied the allegations made in the writ petition and prayed that the writ petition be dismissed. Pursuant to the directions issued by this Court on 15.6.2006, the respondents have produced Sri Tetali Ramakrishna Reddy, the alleged detenu, before this Court today. The alleged detenu has stated that he has been detained for four days and now he is moving freely in the village. Recording the submission of the alleged detenu, the writ petition is closed. ___________________ T. Meena Kumari,J Date: 22.6.2006 ________________ N.V. Ramana,J pnb