IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.15076 of 2008 Between: Sk. Rabhiyabi, W/o.Khadar Mohiddhin, Kaza Nagar, Buchireddypalem Village & Mandal, Sri Pottisriramulu Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Buchireddypalem Police Station, Sri Pottisriramulu, Nellore District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Sri Pottisriramulu, Nellore District. 3 The District Collector, Sri Pottisriramulu, Nellore District. 4 The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that for the reasons stated in the "Letter" dated 2-07- 2008 sent by the Petitioner herein, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue an Order, direction, or a Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus calling for records and remarks from the Respondents herein in and connected with; (i) Missing of Petitioner's son by name Shaik Sardhar since 18-06- 07, (ii) Petitioner's complaint before Buchireddypalem Police Station, dt. 13-07-2007; and (iii) Registering of case in F.I.R. No. 108/07 by the Police; and this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to pass appropriate orders directing the Respondents herein to probe into the matter and take necessary steps to ﬁnd out the Petitioner's son and handover him to the Petitioner 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: LETTER Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION No.15076 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: (per the HON’BLE SRI JUST ICE D.S.R.VARMA) Heard the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, appearing for the respondents. 2. This writ petition is taken up, basing on a letter, dated 02.07.2008, addressed to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, by one S.K.Rabhiyabi, resident of Kaza Nagar, Butchireddypalem Village and Mandal, Sri Pottisriramulu Nellore District, stating that her son by name Sardhar, aged about 35 years, was found missing since 18.06.2007 and in spite of the complaint given in Butchireddypalem Police Station, on 13.07.2007, no action has been taken by the Police to trace him. 3. In response to the notice, issued by this Court, the respondent No.1-Sub-Inspector of Police, Butchireddypalem Police Station, ﬁled counter- aﬃdavit stating, inter alia, that the said complaint of the petitioner was registered as a case in Crime No.108 of 2007 under the head ‘Man Missing’. Further, a categorical account of innumerable and diﬀerent kinds of eﬀorts taken by the Police to trace the missing person has also been given, despite which, the missing person could not be traced. 4. We need not reiterate all the steps that had been taken by the Police. We only hope that the search for the missing person will be continued with all intensity, and as and when the missing person is traced, the same shall be informed to this Court, through the Registrar (Judicial). 5. With the above observations, the writ petition is closed, at the stage of admission. However, there shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA _______________________ JUSTICAE K.C.BHANU 29TH JULY 2008 DR ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, Buchireddypalem Police Station, Sri Pottisriramulu, Nellore District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Sri Pottisriramulu, Nellore District. 3 The District Collector, Sri Pottisriramulu, Nellore District. 4 The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 5 2CCs to Government Pleader for Home, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2CD copies