IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY THE EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 1967 of 2010 Between: Pasam Narasimha Rao S/o. Ramaiah ..... Petitioner AND 1 The Government of A.P., Rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Home Department Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur District, Guntur 3 The Station House Officer, Macherla Town Police Station, Macherla, Guntur District. 4 The Manager, Durgabai Deshmukh Sishu Kendram, Kasturbai Mahila Pranganam, Near Collector Bungalow, Nagarampalem Guntur City, Guntur .....Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Habeas Corpus by declaring the against the action of the respondent No.2 and 3 in keeping the detenue namely Katta Pravalika in the 4th Respondent home as illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and violative of Article 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of India consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenue namely Katta Pravlika, before this Hon'ble Court and set her liberty forthwith The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein, and the order of the High Court dated 3-02-2010 made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Challa Srinivasa Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Advocate General, for the Respondents, the Court made the following: ORDER: Pursuant to the orders passed on 3-2-2010, the Manager, Durgabai Mahila Sisu Vikasa Kendram, Near Collector’s Bungalow, Nagarampalem, Guntur District, has produced the girl Ms. Katta Pravalika before this court today. Sri Ramaiah and Smt. Lakshmi, parents of the writ petitioner herein, namely Paasm Narasimha Rao, have also attended the Court, so did the writ petitioner. We had interacted with all of them. We were informed that necessary training for acquiring skills, which are available at Durgabai Mahila Sisu Vikara Kendram, Guntur, is also being imparted to Ms. Katta Pravalika. However, at the request of the parents of the writ petitioner herein, who assured us to take good care of Ms. Katta Pravalika, and with a view to enable her to overcome the trauma faced by her at her own maternal home, we consider it appropriate to permit Smt. Lakshmi and Sri Ramaiah, parents of the writ petitioner, to take the custody of Ms. Katta Pravalika on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays in every month and handover her back to the Manager, Durgabai Mahila Sisu Vikasa Kendram, Guntur, on the succeeding Monday, thus, relating Ms. Katta -2- Pravalika on the 2nd Saturday and 2nd Sunday and the 4th Saturday and 4th Sunday in the month. For the present month, we consider it appropriate to allow the custody of Ms. Katta Pravaila to be handed over on Friday i.e. 12-2- 2010, with instructions to the parents of the writ petitioner to handover her again on 15-2-2010. We have made this departure because 12-2-2010 happens to be ‘ Maha Siva Rathri’ festival. From the month of March, 2010 onwards, the custody of the gil Ms. Kata Pravalika will be handed over to Smt. Lakshmi or Sri Ramaiah, parents of the writ petitioner, on every 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday and to re-deposit the girl back on Monday next. Post the writ petition in the first week of July, 2010 under the caption “ For orders.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 The Prl. Secretary, Home Department, Govt. of A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur District, Guntur 3 The Station House Officer, Macherla Town Police Station, Macherla, Guntur District. 4 The Manager, Durgabai Deshmukh Sishu Kendram, Kasturbai Mahila Pranganam, Near Collector Bungalow, Nagarampalem Guntur City, Guntur 5.Two CCs to Advocate General, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (BY SPL. MESSENGER) 6.One CC to Sri Ch.Srinivasa Reddy, Advocate (OPUC) 7.Two Spare Copies HIGH COURT DSRVJ & NRRJ DATED: 08-02-2010 POST THIS W.P. IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY 2010 UNDER THE CAPTION ‘ FOR ORDERS.’ ORDER WP. NO. 1967 OF 2010 DIRECTION Bsr Dt. 1-2-2010 HIGH COURT DSRVJ & NRRJ DATED: 08-02-2010 POST THIS W.P. IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY 2010 UNDER THE CAPTION ‘ FOR ORDERS.’ ORDER WP. NO. 1967 OF 2010 DIRECTION