IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2377 of 2008 Between: Vari Vijayalakshmi, W/o. Vari Sambireddy, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Bapatla, Guntur District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 01-02-2008 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 the husband of the Petitioner viz., Vari Sambireddy, before this Hon'ble Court, who was in unlawful custody of Inspector of Police, Bapatla Taluk Police Station from 20-12-2007, 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 B. Prakash Rao, J) This case is being taken up under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in pursuance of petitioner’s telegram dated 01- 02-2008 alleging that her husband by name Vari Sambireddy was illegally detained on 20-12-2007 by the Inspector of Police, Bapatla Taluk Police Station and has been subjected to ill-treatment and harassment and she apprehends danger to his life. After notice and in reply thereto, in the counter affidavit filed by Sri P.V. Anjaneyulu, Sub-Inspector of Police, it is stated that the alleged detenu is accused No.8 in Crime No. 79 of 2007 for the offence under Sections 302 and 201 IPC read with Section 34 IPC of Bapatla Taluk, which was initially registered as man missing case on 15-11-2007 and subsequently, after tracing out the body of the deceased, section of law was altered from man missing to the one under Sections 302 and 201 IPC. In connection with the above crime, the alleged detenu was arrested on 9-2-2008 and produced before the Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-Judicial First Class Magistrate, Bapatla on 10-2-2008 and remanded to judicial custody and in pursuance of the remand, he is lodged in Sub-Jail, Bapatla. In view of the same, we do not find any justification in the telegram sent by the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. B. PRAKASH RAO, J L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J 25-02-2008 ks ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, Bapatla, Guntur District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur. 3 Two CCs to the Advocate General (OUT). 4 Two CD copies.