IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 3070 of 2008 Between: R. Narayana Raju, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Station, Hyderabad at Yellareddyguda. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that to For the reasons stated in the "Telegram" dated 12-02-2008 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 Pasam Ravi Shankar, before this Hon'ble Court, who was illegally taken away by the police of Central Crime Station, Hyderabad at Yellareddiguda, 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 the Respondent No.: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following : ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Gopal Reddy) The telegram sent by the petitioner dated 12.02.2008 to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice, alleging that one Pasam Ravi Shankar was kidnapped at Yellareddyguda by the C.C.S. Police Hyderabad, on 9.02.2008 and his life is in danger, was taken up as writ petition. In response to the notice, the Inspector of Police, Central Crime Station, North Zone Team, Detective Department, Hyderabad, the first respondent herein, filed counter affidavit stating that on the basis of the complaint given by one Smt. Subbineni Rajeswari of Yellareddiguda, Ameerpet, a case in Crime No.950 of 2007 for the offence under Section 382 IPC of S.R.Nagar Police Station was registered on 25.10.2007 wherein the alleged detenu was shown as accused No.1. During the course of investigation, on 29.02.2008 S.R.Nagar Police effected arrest of the alleged detenu and produced him before the III Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, who remanded the alleged detenu to judicial custody. The remand report discloses that the alleged detenu has been involved in as many as 11 cases of S.R. Nagar Police Station and 27 Non-Bailable Warrants are pending against him for the offences committed at Rajahmandry, Vijayawada, Tadepalligudem, Khammam, Guntur and Nuzvidu etc. In view of the same, the telegram might have been sent with an intention to prevent the arrest of the alleged detenu. In view of the same, we see no merit in the writ petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. ___________________ (A.GOPAL REDDY, J) ______________________ (B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J) 3rd March, 2008 Js. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Station, Hyderabad at Yellareddyguda. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 3 2 CC to the Advocate General, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad.(OUT) 4 2CD copies.