IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THIS THE 4th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2010 PRESENT: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO WRIT PETITION No.21269 of 2010 BETWEEN: Smt Butte Surekha … PETITIONER(S) AND The Station House Officer, Tiruvuru Police Station, Krishna District and another …RESPONDENT(S) HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO WRIT PETITION No.21269 of 2010 ORDER: (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Gopal Reddy) This is a Writ Petition taken up on the basis of a letter dated 11.08.2010 sent by the petitioner to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice alleging illegal detention of her husband namely Butte Bhushana Malleswararao, who was working as an Assistant in Sridevi Medical Shop of Veeravaram village, Kadiyam Mandal, East Godavari District, by the police of Tiruvuru Police Station on 10.08.2010 at 9.00 AM and apprehending danger from them. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Tiruvuru Police Station, filed counter affidavit stating that the alleged detenu was arrayed as Accused No.5 in Crime No.118 of 2010 registered by the Tiruvuru Police Station for the offence punishable under Section 420 of IPC on the basis of a complaint lodged by Sumermal Nirmal Kumar; that he, during the course of investigation on the said crime, arrested him on 12.08.2010 and, on examination, found to have assisted the other accused in committing the offence alleged and the entire amount is with A-1 and A-2 who are at large; and produced him before the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tiruvuru, on the same day; that the alleged detenu was remanded to judicial custody and, subsequently, the alleged detenu was enlarged on bail on 18.08.2010. Having regard to the fact that the alleged detenu was arrested and produced before the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tiruvuru, on 12.08.2010, in connection with Crime No.118 of 2010 registered by the Tiruvuru Police Station for the offence punishable under Section 420 of IPC and was subsequently enlarged on bail on 18.08.2010, it cannot be said that he was illegally detained for issuing a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ (A. GOPAL REDDY, J) ___________________ (RAJA ELANGO, J) 4th OCTOBER, 2010 CVRK