HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION NO.13281 OF 2006 Dated:25.08.2006 Yesupogu Prameela …Petitioner The Station House Officer, Ongole Taluk Police Station, Ongole and four others. …Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION NO.13281 OF 2006 ORAL ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice D.S.R.Varma) Heard the learned Government Pleader for Home, representing the learned Advocate General, appearing for the respondents. 2. This writ petition is taken up on the basis of a petition, dated NIL, addressed to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, by one Yesupogu Prameela, alleging that on 07.04.2006, one Padma and Subbareddy, residents of Bilalnagar, Ongole, have sold away her daughter by name Sultana, aged 12 years, by taking her from the house of one Sandhya; that the officials concerned are not taking appropriate action and that she is apprehending danger to her life from the kidnappers. 3. In response to the notice issued by this Court, the first respondent-Sub-Inspector of Police, Ongole Taluk Police Station, Prakasam District, filed counter-affidavit stating, inter alia, that he got credible information that the missing girl, who is the daughter of the petitioner, was in the house of one Smt Upputuri Padma and Inturi Jayalaxmi @ Jaya; that they surprised the house of said Padma at about 12.45 hours and traced the missing girl, consequently, both the accused by name Upputuri Padma and Inturi Jayalaxmi were arrested on 25.07.2006 and were sent to judicial custody; further, that both the accused admitted that they sold the daughter of the petitioner to one Siri of Tenali for a sum of Rs.5,000/- for the purpose of prostitution; that basing on the statement of the victim girl, the section of law was altered to Sections- 366-A and 373 I.P.C and the investigation is pending for want of apprehension of the said Siri. 4. A requisition was also made to the Additional Munsif Magistrate, Ongole, requesting to record the statement of the victim girl and as per the orders of the said Magistrate, the victim girl was handed over to the petitioner under proper acknowledgment, dated 27.07.2006. 5. We do not find any reason to disbelieve the statements made by the first respondent in the counter affidavit filed by him. 6. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the view that there are no merits in this writ petition. 7. The writ petition is liable to be closed and is, accordingly, closed. _______________ D.S.R.VARMA, J 25.08.2006 DR ____________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J