THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R. VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D. APPA RAO WRIT PETITION NO.3076 OF 2007 Date: 6.3.2007 Between: Prasad. … Petitioner And The Station House Officer, Mangalagiri Town Police Station, Mangalagiri, Guntur District and others. ... Respondents. ORAL ORDER: (per D. S.R. Varma, J) The telegram issued by the petitioner by name Prasad is a source for registering this case as a Taken up Writ Petition. The allegation in the telegram is that the friend of the petitioner by name Adapu Venkanna S/o Annavaram, resident of Mangalagri, Guntur District, was illegally detained by the Sub- Inspector of Police, Mangalagiri Town P.S. on 18.1.2007. The Counter-affidavit filed by the 1st respondent-Sub- Inspector of Police revealed that the alleged detenu is involved in three crimes at Visaskhapatnam and on the basis of the complaints lodged by the individuals, three crimes were registered by the Station House Officer, III Town Police Station, Viskhapatnam City, against the detenu, viz., Crime No.1130/2006 under sections 457 and 380 IPC, Cr.No.43/2007 under sections 379 read with Section 511 I.P.C and Cr.No.42/2007 registered again under sections 457 and 380 I.P.C. It is further alleged that in connection with Cr.No.42/2007, the alleged detenu was arrested by the Station House Officer, III Town P.S. Visakhapatnam City on 6.2.2007 and was produced before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam on the same day and, on such production, he was remanded to judicial custody, and, at present, he has been lodged at Central Prison, Visakhapatnam. It is also averred that stolen property worth about Rs.10.00 lakhs was seized from the possession of the detenu. In view of the above revelation that the alleged detenu was involved in criminal cases and has been arrested by the police in connection with his criminal activities and lodged at the Central Prison, Visakhapantam, pursuant to a remand order passed by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, we absolutely find no reason to proceed further in the matter. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed. ______________ D.S.R. VARMA, J ______________ 6th March, 2007 D. APPA RAO, J vtv