IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH, AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R. VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION NO. 22211 OF 2006 Date:03.11.2006 BETWEEN: Bandi Trinadhamma …. PETITIONER And 1. The Station House Officer, II Town Police Station, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District, and another. …. RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R. VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION NO. 22211 OF 2006 ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice, D.S.R.Varma) Heard the learned Government Pleader for Home, representing the learned Advocate General, appearing for the respondents. 2. This writ petition is taken up on the basis of a telegram, dated 22.10.2006, made by Smt. Bandi Trinadhamma to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, alleging that her son by name Ramadasu was illegally detained by the Police of II Town Police Station, Srikakulam District, since ten days, and she is apprehending danger to her son in the hands of the police personnel. 3. In response to the notice, issued by this Court, the Sub Inspector of Police, II Town (Crime) Police Station, Srikakulam, filed counter affidavit stating, inter alia, that on 16.08.2006, the Assistant Engineer (Electrical Operation), A.P.E.P.D.C.L., lodged a complaint with the Station House Officer, G.Sigadam Police Station, alleging that some miscreants have stolen the Transformer’s core and coil at Jagannadapuram village, G.Sigadam Mandal, on 15.08.2006. Basing on the said complaint, a case in Crime No.61 of 2006 for the offence punishable under Section 379 IPC has been registered and the investigation has been caused. During the course of investigation, on receipt of reliable information from somebody, the police caught hold of the son of the petitioner on 19.10.2006, and, upon searching, the Police found the stolen material from his possession, and accordingly, the same were seized under a cover of panchanama in the presence of mediators. After completing the other formalities, the alleged detenu was produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rajam, on the same day, who remanded the alleged detenu to judicial custody for a period of 15 days and now he is at Sub Jail, Palakonda, Srikakulam District. It is further stated that the police personnel have already informed the mother-in-law and wife of the alleged detenu about his arrest. 4. In view of the revelations in the counter affidavit, we do not find any merit in the writ petition and the same is liable to be dismissed. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed, at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ (D.S.R. VARMA, J.) __________________________ (P. SWAROOP REDDY, J.) 3rd November, 2006 Js.