IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY THE SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 11590 of 2008 Between: Palakonda Sasikala Roopadevi W/o. P. Srinivasa Rao R/o. 18-3-498/A/1, Outside Aliabad, Laxminagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Home Department, Secretariat Building Hyderabad, Rep. by its Principal Secretary. 2 The Superintendent of Police East Godavari District, at Kakinada. 3 The Station House Officer, Amalapuram Town Police Station, Amalapuram, East Godavari District. 4 The Station House Officer, One Town Police Station, Rajahmundry, East Godavari 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 issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents or their men, representatives, to produce petitioner's husband Sri Palakonda Srinivasa Rao @ Srinivasa Naidu S/o. Sri Palakonda Subba Rao, before this Hon'ble Court as he is illegally detained by them and pass such other order or orders as are deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.V.R.RUDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN W.P.NO. 11590 OF 2008 ORDER: (Per L. Narasimha Reddy, J) This writ of habeas corpus is filed alleging that the husband of the petitioner, by name P. Srinivas Rao was illegally detained by the Station House Officer, Amalapuram Town police station, the third respondent herein. The writ petition was listed for admission on 29.5.2008. Then the learned Advocate General took notice and sought time to obtain instructions. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Advocate General. While the petitioner contends that the alleged detenu was taken into illegal custody on 24.5.2008, the learned Advocate General, on instructions, submits that the alleged detenu was arrested on 28.5.2008 at 10.30 A.M. in the bus stand at Kothapet in connection with Cr.No. 103 of 2008 on the file of the Amalapuram police station, Town police station under Section 420 IPC. The crime is said to have been registered on 24.5.2008. It is stated that after arresting the alleged detenu, the police produced him before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kothapet and on the same day he was remanded to judicial custody. In that view of the matter, it cannot be said that the detention of P. Srinivas Rao is illegal or untenable. The writ petition is closed leaving it open to the petitioner or her husband to work out their remedies in accordance with law. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J _________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J Dt.2.6.2008 KR ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Home Department, Secretariat Building Hyderabad, Rep. by its Principal Secretary. 2 The Superintendent of Police East Godavari District, at Kakinada. 3 The Station House Officer, Amalapuram Town Police Station, Amalapuram, East Godavari District. 4 The Station House Officer, One Town Police Station, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 5. 2 CCs to Advocate General, 6. 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VSMI}