IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 8620 of 2008 Between: Shahzadi Begum, R/o. 2-111, Pahadi Shareef, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, North Zone, Task Force, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, Ranga Reddy District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that for the reasons stated in the "Telegram" dated 12-04-2008 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 Petitioner's nephew by name Meraj Khan, before this Hon'ble Court, who was illegally detained by the Task Force, North Zone from the Petitioner's home, 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: TELEGRAM Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: (per Sri A. Gopal Reddy, J) This is a taken up writ petition for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus on the basis of telegram dated 12-04-2008 sent by the petitioner to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice alleging that her nephew by name Meraj Khan was illegally detained by police of Task Force, North Zone and there is danger to his life. Inspector of Police, North Zone Task Force, Hyderabad City, the 1st respondent herein filed a counter affidavit stating that on the complaint given by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Task Force, North Zone, Hyderabad, a case is Crime No. 144 of 2008 was registered for the offence under Section 25 (1) (a) of the Indian Arms Act of Langerhouse Police Station in which the alleged detenu was shown as A-1. The alleged detenu is also called as Mohd Shamshuddin Khan alias Meraj Khan and he was apprehended on 15-04-2008 and handed over to the Langerhouse police on 16-04-2008 before whom he admitted to have committed the offence relating to Crime Nos. 141 and 142 of 2008 of Langerhouse Police Station and he was produced before the learned VI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, who remanded him to judicial custody. Pursuant to the same, he was lodged at Central Prison Chenchalguda and later, he was enlarged on bail on 22-04-2008. Langerhouse police also regularized his arrest in connection with Crime Nos. 141 and 142 of 2008 by filing separate remand reports. Apart from the above mentioned three crimes, the alleged detenu is also involved in Crime No. 72 of 2008 of Santosh Nagar Police Station and on coming to know of his arrest, Santosh Nagar police filed production transmit warrant petition on 17-04-2008 before the learned VII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad to regularize his arrest in Crime No. 72 of 2008. Once the police arrested the alleged detenu who is involved in several crimes and produced him before the concerned Magistrate who remanded him to judicial custody by following necessary procedure, the question of his illegal detention does not arise. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. A.GOPAL REDDY, J B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J 02-05-2008 ks ………... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, North Zone, Task Force, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, Ranga Reddy District. 3 2 CCs to the Advocate General, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 2 CD copies.