IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NO : 27665 of 2008 Between: Thimmaiah, S/o. Gangulappa, Kota Gudibanda (V) (Post), Kalakada, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Kalakada Police Station, Chittoor. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Chittoor District, Chittoor. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that for the reasons stated in the "Fax Message" dated 17-12-2008 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 son of the Petitioner herein viz., Pamula Mallaiah, aged about 45 years, before this Hon'ble Court, who was illegally detained on 15-12- 2008 by the police of Kalakada Police Station, Chittoor District, 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: FAX MESSAGE Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following : ORDER: (per Sri A. Gopal Reddy, J) This is a taken up writ petition on the basis of fax message dated 17-12-2008 sent by the petitioner to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice alleging that his son namely Pamula Mallaiah has been illegally detained by the police of Kalakada Police Station, Chittoor District and he apprehends danger to his life. In response to notice, the Sub-Inspector of Police, Kalakada Police Station, the 1st respondent herein filed an affidavit along with the statement of the alleged detenue recorded by the Tahsildar-cum- Mandal Executive Magistrate, Kalakada Mandal on 23-12-2008. The statement of the alleged detenue discloses that he was called to the Kalakada Police Station on 15-12-2008 in connection with Crime No. 81 of 2008 registered for the offences under Sections 498-A and 302 IPC and after enquiry he was let off. Instead of going to his house, he merely went to his son-in-law’s village and stayed there for one day and on the next day, he went to his village. Meanwhile, the above fax message has been sent by his father apprehending that he might have illegally detained by the police. The statement of the alleged detenue discloses that he has not been illegally detained by the police, as alleged in the fax message. Therefore, no further cause survives for adjudcation in this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. A.GOPAL REDDY, J G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 31-12-2008 ks