THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D. APPA RAO Taken up Writ Petition No.3363 of 2007 Date: 05-03-2007 Between: Bondalapati Lakshmi, W/o. Srinivasa Rao, Guntur District. … Petitioner/s And The Station House Officer, Kothapeta Police Station, Guntur District and another. … Respondent/s THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D. APPA RAO Taken up Writ Petition No.3363 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice D.S.R. Varma) Heard the learned Assistant Government Pleader, representing the learned Advocate General, appearing for the respondents. 2. This writ petition is taken up on the basis of the telegrams, dated 10-02-2007 sent by the Smt. Bondalapati Lakshmi, W/o. Srinivasa Rao, resident of Guntur District, addressed to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, alleging that the police of Kothapeta Police Station are illegally detaining the petitioner and four other people, namely (1) Sri Vasireddy Sita Ramaiah, (2) Smt. Nallamothu Radhamma, W/o.late Sri Rama Murthy, (3) Ms. Nallamothu Lalitha, D/o. late Sri Rama Murthy, and (4) Smt. Nallamothu Sujatha, W/o. Sham Kumar, on 08-02-2007 and 10-02- 2007 and threatening them with dire consequences to disclose the whereabouts of Sri Sham Kumar and she is apprehending that the police may foist false cases against her and her family members, as the police people are beating them mercilessly and to take suitable legal action against the Kothapeta police. 3. A counter affidavit has been filed by the Sub Inspector of Police, Kothapeta Police Station, Guntur District, stating that out of above said four persons, Sri V.Seetha Ramaiah and Smt. N.Lalitha, D/o. late Sri Rama Murthy are not required in any offence, and hence, question of taking them into illegal custody does not arise. Insofar as other two persons, viz., Smt. N.Radhamma, W/o.late Sri Rama Murthy; and Smt. N.Sujatha, W/o. Syam Kumar are concerned, they are required in Crime No.30 of 2007 of Kothapeta Law & Order Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 489 (A), (B) and (C) of Indian Penal Code. It is also stated that the said two accused were produced before the IV Additional Munsif Magistrate, Guntur, on 23-02-2007 and were remanded to judicial custody and as on date they are still in judicial custody. 4. Under the above circumstances, since the alleged detenus were arrested in connection with the above said crime and were produced before the Magistrates concerned, nothing further survives in this writ petition and the same is liable to be closed. 5. The writ petition is accordingly closed, at the stage of admission. However, there shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA ________________________ JUSTICE D. APPA RAO 05-03-2007. Msr. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D. APPA RAO Taken up Writ Petition No.3363 of 2007 05-03-2007 (Msr)