IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE: GHULAM MOHAMMED AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE: G.BHAVANI PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 21560 of 2008 Between: Bandari Aswin Kumar, S/o. Bandari Satyanarayana. ..... Petitioner AND 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by Chief Secretary, Secretariat Bldgs., Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad Commissionerate, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 3. The Inspector of Police, Kukatpally Police Station, Ranga Reddy District. .....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, direction, or order, particularly one in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to produce the detenue viz., Reena Kumari, aged 18 years, lodged in Rescue Home, Saleemnagar Colony, Hyderabad before this Hon’ble Court forthwith. The Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri R.V.Prasad, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Asst. G.P. for Home for the Respondents, the Court made the following ORDER: “ The writ petition is filed by the husband of the alleged detenue- Reena Kumari, seeking direction to produce her before this court, stating that she was lodged in Rescue Home, Saleem Nagar Colony, Hyderabad. The petitioner earlier filed writ petition No. 21424 of 2007 and the same was disposed of with a direction to continue the detenue in the rescue home till she attains majority. The learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that the alleged detenue- Reena Kumari has now become a major. In the circumstances, we direct the third respondent as well as the Superintendent of Rescue Home, Saleemnagar Colony, Hyderabad to produce the alleged detenue- Reena Kumari before this Court on 16-10-2008.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Bldgs., Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad Commissionerate, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 3. The Inspector of Police, Kukatpally Police Station, Ranga Reddy District. 4. The Superintendent of the Rescue Home, Saleem Nagar Colony, Hyderabad. (3 & 4 by Spl. Messenger with a direction to produce the alleged detenue – Reena Kumari before this Court on 16-10-2008 at 10.30 A.M.) 5. Two CCs to Asst. G.P. for Home, High Court of A.P., Hyd(OUT) 6. One CC to Sri R.V.Prasad, Advocate (OPUC) 7. Two spare copies. SAH HIGH COURT GMJ & GBPJ DATED: 15-10-2008 NOTE: POST ON 16-10-2008 ORDER WP.NO. 21560 OF 2008 DIRECTION DRAFTED BY: SAH APPROVED BY: DRAFTED ON: 15-10-2008 HIGH COURT GMJ & GBPJ DATED: 15-10-2008 NOTE: POST ON 16-10-2008 ORDER WP.NO. 21560 OF 2008 DIRECTION