IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 13547 of 2008 Between: Smt.Malan Bee w/o late Abdul Rasheed aged about 55 yrs, Household, R/o Flat No.2, Saleem Mansion, Aziz Bagh, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND The Station House Officer, State Task Force, Begumpet, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is prayed that 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 declaring the action of the respondent in not informing any reason for taking away the detenue and illegally detained her since 24-06-2008 from 3.00 AM onwards, in an unknown place for the reasons best known the respondent which is illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the Art. 21 of the Constitution of India and direct the Respondent herein to produce Smt. Zameer Unnisa D/o Late Abdul Kareem, a Divorcee, aged 35 years, R/o Flat No.2, Salem Mansion, Hyderabad, and set her at liberty forthwith and award compensation damaged for invasion in the person liberty for violation of the orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court and pass further orders as may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MOHD. ABDUL QADER Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following: ORDER: (per the HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU) Heard both sides. 2. The case of the petitioner is that her husband was taken away lawfully and detained in the Police Station by the Task Force, Hyderabad. 3. In pursuance of the notice, the respondent filed a detailed counter affidavit stating that the detenu as well as her husband were arrested on 26-06-2008 and after completing formalities of arrest, they were produced before the VI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad on 27-06-2008. The learned magistrate remanded them to Judicial custody and in pursuance of the remand order, they were in Central Prison, Chenchalguda. 4. In view of the fact that they were confined in the jail in pursuance of the judicial order, question of illegal detention does not arise. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. --------------------------------- JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA ------------------------------ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU DATED:01-07-2008 Hsd