THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D. APPA RAO W.P. No. 23306 of 2006 Dated: 29.12.2006 Banoth Chavali and another. ..Petitioners Vs The Government of A.P. represented by its Principal Secretary for Home, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad and others. ..Respondents. THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D. APPA RAO W.P. No. 23306 of 2006 O R D E R (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice D. Appa Rao) The petitioners 1 and 2 are the mother and brother of Banoth Padmavathi respectively. They filed this Writ of Habeas Corpus for production of Banoth Padmavathi. 2) It is averred in the petition that the detenu Padmavathi was studying Degree final year at Khammam. While so on 20.8.2006 at about 11.30 p.m. when her daughter along with her son was studying, all of a sudden 5th respondent along with some others came to their house, took away the detenu. They also took away cash of Rs.70,000/-, two gold bangles and one gold chain. On a report, the police registered a case in Crime No.152 of 2006 dated 22.8.2006 under Sections 366 and 380 IPC. In spite of their repeated requests, the police are not tracing the detenu. 3) The 4th respondent the Sub Inpector of Police filed counter inter alia stating that their investigation revealed that the detenu was in love with 5th respondent. Both of them were missing and they have been searching for them. 4) On 27.12.2006 the detenu was produced in this Court. She was examined in the chambers of one of us in the presence of the learned Government Pleader and the learned counsel for the petitioners. The detenu stated that she left the house voluntarily and on her own accord, and married the 5th respondent. She also represented that she was born on 10.6.1983, and became a major. She passed degree examination in the month of March, 2006. 5) In the light of her statement and that too she being a major, nothing survives in this Writ Petition. 6) In the circumstances, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. ----------------------------------- JUSTICE J. CHELAMESWAR ------------------------------ JUSTICE D. APPA RAO, 29th December 2006. BCS