THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.17546 of 2010 ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) This writ petition is taken up on the basis of the telegram dated 13.07.2010 sent by the petitioner to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice of this Court alleging that the husband of the petitioner, namely, Kovvuri Veera Venkata Srinivasa Reddy, R/o. D.No.1-12-2, Peddeda Road, Gollalamamidada, has been illegally detained by the police of Pedapudi and apprehending danger to his life. In response to the notice, a counter affidavit has been filed by the Station House Officer, Pedapudi Police Station, East Godavari District stating that they caused enquiries and came to know that the petitioner is a resident of D.No.3-16-21/3, Rajya Lakshminagar, Kakinada situated within the limits of II Town L & O Police Station, Kakinada, and produced her before the Tahsildar, Kakinada Urban Mandal on 14.07.2010, wherein she has stated that on 11.07.2010 at about 9 p.m. one Konala Satti Reddy, Medapati Venkata Krishna Reddy and Subbela Chandrasekhar Reddy, came to their house along with two persons claiming to be the police of Pedapudi Police Station and had taken away her husband along with them. On 13.07.2010 one Sri Venkata Krishna Reddy visited her house and enquired about her husband. Then she replied that her husband did not return home since 11.07.2010. On that the said person left the place by threatening her. The persons accompanied Sri Venkata Krishna Reddy, were introduced themselves as Sub-Inspector of Police and Constables of Pedapudi Police Station, and she has no knowledge about the Sub- Inspector of Police of Pedapudi Police Station. Since then her husband did not return to home. Basing on the statement of the petitioner recorded by the Tahsildar, Kakinada Urban, the Police registered a case in Crime No.118 of 2010 under the head of Man Missing was registered on 14.07.2010 and took up investigation. The investigation reveals that the alleged detenu involved in criminal cases i.e., Cr.Nos.46/2006 under Section 379 IPC; 47/2006 under Section 379, 427, 352 IPC: 48/2006 under Sections 147, 341, 342, 353, 307, 354 and 384 read with Section 149 IPC; 51/2006 under Sections 147, 341, 342, 353, 307, 354 and 384 read with Section 149 IPC; and 60/2006 for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 341, 342, 353, 307, 354 and 384 read with Section 149 IPC of Pedapudi Police Station. Having regard to the fact that basing on the statement of the petitioner recorded by the Tahsildar, a crime has already been registered, and investigation reveals that the alleged detenu has been involved in several offences, the allegation in the telegram that the husband of the petitioner has been illegally detained by the police of Pedapudi Police Station, does not merit for issuing a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. ___________________ (A.GOPAL REDDY, J.) _____________ (K.C. BHANU, J.) 9th August, 2009 Js.