IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIRST 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 : 9126 of 2008 Between: Patloola Sridevi, W/o. Sudarshan Reddy, R/o. Malreddypalli Village, Tandur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of AP., Rep by its Director General of Police, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Task Force, Hyderabad. 4 The Station House Officer, Dabirpura Police Station, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of habeas corpus to direct the respondents to produce Patlolla Sudarshan Reddy, S/o. Late Buci Reddy, aged 45 Years, R/o. Malreddipalli Village, Thandur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at his liberty Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.L.NAYAN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: (per Sri B. Seshasayana Reddy, J) This writ petition has been filed by Patolla Sridevi with a prayer to issue an appropriate order or direction, particularly in the nature of writ of habeas corpus to direct the respondents to produce her husband Patolla Sudershan Reddy, son of Late Buchi Reddy, aged 45 years and set him at liberty. It is averred in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition that Deputy Commissioner, Task Force, Hyderabad has illegally detained the husband of the petitioner viz., Sudershan Reddy. It is further alleged that the other detenus who have been detained illegally along with the husband of the petitioner have been set at large at the instance of City MIM Party. Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 filed counter affidavits. It is stated in the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the 3rd respondent that Patolla Sudershan Reddy who is the husband of the writ petitioner and some others were apprehended and remanded to judicial custody in Crime No.56 of 2008 registered for the offences under Section 120 B IPC, Section 25 of the Arms Act and Section 5 of the Explosive Substances Act. It is also stated in the affidavit that the alleged detenu and other accused were produced before the X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad on 25-04-2008 and the learned Magistrate remanded them to judicial custody. Since the husband of the petitioner is under remand in pursuance of the legal orders passed by the X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, the contention of the petitioner that her husband has been illegally detained has no merit and accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. A.GOPAL REDDY, J B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J 01-05-2008 ks ………... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Director General of Police, State of Andhra Pradesh, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Task Force, Hyderabad. 4 The Station House Officer, Dabirpura Police Station, Hyderabad. 5 2 CCs to the Advocate General, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 6 2 CD copies.