IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY 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 : 6001 of 2008 Between: A. Chinnammia, Kothapatnam, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Bapatla Police Station, Guntur District. 2 The Circle Inspector, Bapatla, Guntur. 3 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur District. 4 The Superintendent of Police, Prakasam District. .....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 to issue an Order direction or a writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's son namely Nagarjuna Reddy and his friend A. Rami Reddy respectively, before this Hon'ble Court, who was illegally taken away on 14-3-2008 at 08.00 P.M. from Kothapatnam Village by the Circle Inspector of Police, Bapatla, Guntur District apprehending danger to their lives and set them at liberty forthwith and to pass such other or further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:TELEGRAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice B. Seshasayana Reddy) Telegram dated 15.03.2008 sent by A.Chinnammia alleging that her son namely Nagarjuna Reddy and friend of her son namely A. Rami Reddy have been illegally detained by the Station House Oficer, Bapatla Police Station from 14.3.2008 has been taken up as Writ Petition. In response to the notice issued, the Station House Officer, Bapatla Rural Police Station, Guntur, the first respondent herein filed a counter affidavit. One P.V. Anjaneyulu, the Sub-Inspector of Police, Bapatla Rural Police Station has sworn to the affidavit. It is stated in the affidavit that the alleged detenus are freely moving and at no point of time they have been detained in the Police Station. Statements of the alleged detenus recorded by the Mandal Executive Magistrate, Bapatla have been placed on record. We have gone through the statements of the alleged detenus. They categorically stated that at no point of time, they have been detained by the Station Officer, Bapatla Police Station. The investigation done by the first respondent also reveals that the mother of the detenu No.1 i.e. the petitioner herein issued the telegram on mere suspicion since her son did not return home on 14.3.2008. In view of the statements of the alleged detenus to the effect that at no point of time they have been detained by the police, we see no substance in the allegations made in the telegram. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ________________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J. _______________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J. 02.04.2008 Tsr. To 1 The Station House Officer, Bapatla Police Station, Guntur District. 2 The Circle Inspector, Bapatla, Guntur. 3 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur District. 4 The Superintendent of Police, Prakasam District. 5 Two C.Cs. to G.P. for Home, High Court Buildings, (OUT) 6. Two C.D. copies.