IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TWENTYSIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUNSAND AND SIX THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE D.S.R. VARMA And THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 26106 OF 2006 Between: Bhookya Amarsingh Petitioner AND The Station House Officer, Devaruppal Police Station, Warangal District and others Respondents ORAL ORDER: (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice P.Swaroop Reddy) This is a taken up writ petition on the basis of a letter dated 17.11.2006 sent by the petitioner addressed to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice, alleging that his son Bhookya Veeranna, who was a student of St. John’s Debritto School, has ran away from the school, as the Warden scolded him. In response to the notices issued by this court, Sub- Inspector of Police, Devaruppal Police Station, filed counter affidavit stating that the hostel warden lodged complaint with the police on 21.10.2006 alleging that the son of the petitioner, was found missing since 10.10.2006 from 7.30 a.m. and did not return to hostel from 10.10.20006. On the basis of the report lodged by the Hostel Warden, a case in Cr. No. 45 of 2006 under the Head Boy Missing was registered. It is further submitted that the police are making all efforts to trace the missing boy. In the circumstances, the writ petition is closed with a direction to the Superintendent of Police, Warangal, to intensify their efforts to trace the boy and to inform the progress of the investigation to the Registrar (Judicial), High Court of A.P., periodically. With this direction, the writ petition is closed. No order as to costs. ______________ D.S.R. Varma, J. ________________ P.Swaroop Reddy, J December 26, 2006 MAS.