IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 7879 of 2008 Between: Meruga Raja Rao, Guntur. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Pattabhipuram Police Station, Guntur. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur District at Guntur. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that for the reasons stated in the "Telegram" dated 03-04-2008 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 the son of Petitioner namely Meruga Ramesh, S/o. Raja Rao, who is illegally taken away by the Pattabhipuram police from Gujjanagundla Bus Stop, Guntur, 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 Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: (per Sri A. Gopal Reddy, J) Telegram dated 36-04-2008 sent by the petitioner to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice complaining that his son Merugu Ramesh has been illegally detained by the police of Pattabhipuram Police Station and there is danger to his life was taken up as a writ of habeas corpus. In response to the notice, the Station House Officer, Pattabhipuram Police Station, the 1st respondent herein filed a counter affidavit along with the charge sheet in Petty Case No. 294 of 2008 under Section 290 IPC of Pattabhipuram Law and Order Police Station, which discloses that on registration of the petty case for nuisance on 03-04-2008, the alleged detenu was apprehended and charge sheet is filed before the II Special Judicial Second Class Magistrate, Guntur who treated the charge sheet as STC No. 126 of 2008 and on the accused/alleged detenu admitting his guilt, convicted him by imposing a fine of Rs.50/- and thereafter, he was set at liberty. In view of the same, we do not find any merit in the contents of the telegram for issuance of writ of habeas corpus. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. A.GOPAL REDDY, J R. KANTHA RAO, J 21-04-2008 ks ………... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, Pattabhipuram Police Station, Guntur. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur District at Guntur. 3 2 CCs to the Advocate General, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 2 CD copies.