IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION NO : 19301 of 2007 DATE:08.10.2007 Between: Ponna Chandrakala ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Station House Officer, Achanta Police, West Godavari District, and another. .....RESPONDENTS ORAL ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Gopal Reddy) This writ petition is taken up on the basis of the telegram, dated 07.09.2007, sent by the wife of the alleged detenu, alleging that her husband was illegally detained by the Police of Achanta on 05.09.2007 and demanding Rs.50,000/- for his release, and hence, apprehending danger to the life of her husband in the hands of the police. On issuance of notice, the Sub-Inspector of Police, Achanta Police Station, filed counter affidavit along with the statement of the alleged detenu recorded by the Mandal Executive Magistrate, Achanta, wherein the alleged detenu categorically stated that on his introducing one Injeti Babu Rao to Krishna Rao, who is the agent in sending the workers to the Gulf countries, the said Babu Rao paid Rs.80,000/- to the said Krishna Rao. Since Krishna Rao was not sending the said Babu Rao to the Gulf Countries, he was forced to get the amount paid by Krishna Rao. Meanwhile, on 05.09.2000 on an urgent work, he left to Hyderabad and returned on 12.09.2007 without informing to his family members. On that, his wife got issued the telegram apprehending that he might have been arrested. But in fact, there was no arrest as stated by her. In the light of the above statement of the alleged detenu, the allegation made in the telegram that the alleged detenu was illegally detained by the police, cannot be acceptable. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed at the admission stage. ______________________ (A. GOPAL REDDY, J.) _________________________ (P. SWAROOP REDDY, J.) 8th October, 2007 Js.