IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No.21372 of 2009 Between: Kailash. … Petitioner And 1. The Superintendent of Police,Rangareddy District at Hyderabad. 2. The Sub Inspector of Police, Shankerpally Police Station, Shankerpally, Chevella Mandal, Rangareddy District. 3. The Sub Inspector of Police, Chevella Police Station, Chevella, Rangareddy District. … Respondents. This Court made the following: HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETIION No.21372 of 2009 ORAL ORDER: - (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice D.S.R.Varma) Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned Assistant Government Pleader, representing the learned Advocate General, appearing for respondents 1 to 3. 2. This writ petition is filed by the brother of one of the detenus by name Ramdev, S/o.Ghanaramji, seeking a writ of Habeas Corpus to set aside the illegal detention of Ramdev, S/o.Ghanaramji and Nemichand, S/o.Bhanaramji, with a direction to the respondents 1 to 3 to cause production of the detenus before this Court and set them at liberty forthwith from the illegal detention of the respondents. 3. The grievance of the petitioner, in this writ petition, is that the alleged detenus i.e., Ramdev, S/o.Ghanaramji and Nemichand, S/o.Bhanaramji, were illegally arrested by the police of Chevella on 03.10.2009 and since then, they have been in the illegal custody of respondents 1 to 3. 4. The 2nd respondent - Station House Officer, Shankarpalli Police Station, Rangareddy District, filed counter-affidavit stating, inter alia, that the alleged detenus were not arrested on 03.10.2009, but were arrested on 07.10.2009 in connection with Crime No.231 of 2008, for the offences punishable under Sections 457 & 380 of the Indian Penal Code and produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chevella, who inturn remanded them to judicial custody and that they are now in Central Prison, Cherlapalli, Rangareddy District. 5. In view of the fact that the detention of the alleged detenus is pursuant to the judicial order of remand, it cannot be said that the alleged detenus are illegally detained. Therefore, we find no merits in the writ petition and the same is liable to be dismissed. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed, at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA _________________________ JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH 15.10.2009. Lmv