HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO W.P.No.9596 of 2011 Dated: 19-04-2011 Between: N.Suseela Devi …Petitioner AND The Superintendent of Police, YSR (Kadapa) District, At Kadapa and others Respondents. This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO W.P.No.9596 of 2011 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) By means of filing this writ petition under article 226 of Constitution of India, petitioner seeks issuance of a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondents to produce her husband- N.Anjaneyulu, Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, Proddatur Rural Police Station, Kadapa District before this Court. It is alleged that the husband of the petitioner was sent on a bandobast duty to Tirumala on account of “Annual Brahmostavalu” during Dassera Navarathrulu. Her husband reported to duty at Tirumala Police Station on 7.10.2010 and thereafter, he did not return home and his whereabouts are not known. On the complaint lodged by the petitioner, dated 18.10.2011, a case in Crime No.214 of 2010 was registered under the head of ‘man missing’. That apart, the son of the petitioner has also lodged a complaint with the fourth respondent on 3.11.2010 basing on which, a case in Crime No.50 of 2010 was registered on the file of II Town Police Station, Tirumala, but so far, the whereabouts of the petitioner’s husband are not know. 4th respondent-Sub-Inspector of Police, II Town Police Station, Tirumala filed a counter affidavit stating that on the basis of the complaint lodged by the son of the petitioner, a case in Crime No.50 of 2010 under the head of ‘man missing’ was registered and investigation is taken up. During the course of enquiry, it is revealed that the husband of the petitioner reported to duty at Tirumala on 8.10.2010 and he was on duty till 11.10.2010. On the said date, he was on duty from 2.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. and he reported to duty after consuming liquor. As the alleged detenu was performing duty in intoxicating condition, the said fact was brought to the notice of higher officials and the said fact was also telecasted in the television channels. Thereafter, the alleged detenu did not join the duty nor turned up and that the police are making all efforts to trace out his whereabouts. In view of the fact of registering of cases under the head of man missing, the 4th respondent shall complete the investigation at an early date and file a report before the Magistrate having jurisdiction over the area and communicate a copy of the said report to the petitioner for enabling her to proceed further in the matter. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J. __________________ APRIL 19, 2011 RAJA ELANGO, J. Tsr.