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 Nos : 3325 and 3345 of 2008 WRIT PETITION NO : 3325 of 2008 Between: Ayesha Fathima W/o.Syed Munawaruddin Sheheriyar @ Sheru, R/o.H.No.222 B Class, New Mallepally, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director General of Police, Having office at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Having its office at Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 3 Dy. Commissioner of Police, Task Force, West Zone, Having office at Paradise, Secunderabad. 4 The Circle Inspector of Police, Task Force, West Zone, Having office at Paradise, Secunderabad. .....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 to issue an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to produce brother of the petitioner i.e., Syed Munawaruddin Sheheriyar @ Sheru before the Hon'ble Court and set him free and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.A.MUJEEB Counsel for the Respondents : THE ADVOCATE GENERAL WRIT PETITION NO : 3345 of 2008 Between: Mohd. Ayub, S/o. Mohd. Afazal, R/o. 10-4-699/23/A, First Lancer, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director General of Police, Having office at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Having office at Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 3 Dy. Commissioner of Police, Task Force, West Zone, Having office at Paradise, Secunderabad. 4 The Circle Inspector of Police, Task Force, West Zone, Having office at Paradise, Secunderabad. .....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 to issue an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to produce brother of the petitioner i.e., Yonus@layeeq@Cheku Baba before the Hon'ble court and set him free and pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.A.MUJEEB Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: (Per Sri B. Prakash Rao, J) In these two writs, the petitioners complain about the illegal detention of their brothers Syed Munawaruddin Sheheriyar @ Sheru and Younus @ Layeeq @ Cheku respectively and sought for their production. After notice, in the common affidavit sworn to by Sri B. Limba Reddy, Inspector of Police, Task Force, West Zone, Secunderabad, the 4th respondent herein, it is stated that several cases are pending against the alleged detenus. The details of the same are given in para 4 of the counter affidavit and the same read as under: Sl.No. Crime No. Section of Law Police Stations Involvement of alleged detenus 1. 78/2006 324 R/w 34 IPC Humayun Nagar Alleged detenu-1 and others 2. 405/2007 147, 148, 324 R/w 149 IPC Humayun Nagar Alleged detenue-1 and others 3. 266/2007 427, 379 IPC & Sec. 25 Arms Act Nampally Alleged detenu-1 and others 4. 244/2007 397, 427 IPC & Sec. 25 Arms Act Habeeb-nagar Alleged detenu-1 and others 5. 439/2007 147, 148, 427, 506 R/w 149 IPC & Sec. 25 Arms Act Humayun Nagar Alleged detenu-1 and others 6. 28/2008 384 IPC Habeeb-nagar Alleged detenus-1&2 and others 7. 30/2008 384 R/w 34 IPC Habeeb-nagar Alleged detenus-1&2 and others 8. 60/2008 452, 384, 506 R/w. 34 IPC Humayun Nagar Alleged detenu-1 and others 9. 75/2008 384 IPC Humayun Nagar Alleged detenue-1 and others 10. 77/2008 384, 506 R/w. 34 IPC Humayun Nagar Alleged detenu-1 and others 11. 38/2008 147, 148, 307, 324, 427 r/w. 149 IPC & Sec. 25 (1) (a) of Arms Act Golconda Alleged detenus-1 & 2 and others 12. 39/2008 452, 427, 506, R/w. Sec. 34 IPC & Sec. 25 Arms Act Golconda Alleged detenus-1 & 2 and others 13. 40/2008 147, 148, 307 R/w 149 IPC & Sec. 25 Arms Act Golconda Alleged detenus-1&2 and others 14. 41/2008 147, 148, 353, 506 R/w 149 IPC & Sec. 25 Arms Act Golconda Alleged detenus-1 & 2 and others 15. 42/2008 384, 506 R/w. 511 IPC Golconda Alleged detenus-1&2 and others It is stated that the alleged detenus were arrested and produced before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad on 19-2-2008. On such production, the learned Magistrate remanded them to judicial custody and pursuant to the same, they are now lodged in Central Prison, Chenchalguda. Having regard to the same, we do not find any merit in the writ petitions and they are accordingly dismissed. B. PRAKASH RAO, J L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J 25-2-2008 ks ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Director General of Police, Having office at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Having its office at Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 3 Dy. Commissioner of Police, Task Force, West Zone, Having office at Paradise, Secunderabad. 4 The Circle Inspector of Police, Task Force, West Zone, Having office at Paradise, Secunderabad. 5 Two CCs to the Advocate General (OUT). 6 Two CD copies.