IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.CHANDRA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 4500 of 2009 Between: Sri K. Rama Rao, Tenali, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, II Town Police Station, Tenali, Guntur District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur District at Guntur. .....RESPONDENTS 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 "Telegram" dated 27-02- 2009 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 Habeas Corpus directing the Respondents herein to produce the Petitioner's son namely K. Surendra, before this Hon'ble Court, who is illegally detained since 18th February, 2009 by the II Town Police Station, Tenali, Guntur District, apprehending danger to his life and set him at liberty forthwith 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: TELEGRAM Counsel for Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice B. Chandra Kumar) This writ petition is taken up on the basis of the telegram dated 27.02.2009 sent by the petitioner to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice alleging that his son, namely, K. Surendra has been illegally detained since 18.02.2009 by the II Town Police Station, Tenali, Guntur District and apprehending danger to his life. In response to the notice, the Sub-Inspector of Police, II Town Police Station, Tenali, Guntur District, filed counter affidavit denying the allegation of illegal detention of the alleged detenu. It is stated that the alleged detenu had been moving freely by attending his day-to-day work and that he had appeared before the Mandal Executive Magistrate, Tenali, who recorded the statement of the alleged detenue wherein he stated that he had been to Rajahmundry on 18.02.2009 and stayed there at his grand-mother’s house at Veeravasaram till 4.03.2009. It is also stated by the allege detenu that since he left the house without prior intimation to his parents, out of fear they sent the above telegram. A copy of the statement of the alleged detenu recorded by the Mandal Executive Magistrate, Tenali Guntur District has been filed along with the counter affidavit. The above facts and circumstances show that there is no merit in the allegation made in the telegram that the first respondent-police illegally detained the alleged detenue. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. ___________________ (A.GOPAL REDDY, J.) ____________________ (B. CHANDRA KUMAR, J.) 19th March, 2009 Js.