IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE D.S.R. VARMA AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 19675 OF 2006 Dated: September 29, 2006 Between: Krishnamma w/o Buchanna and others Petitioners AND The Station House Officer, Nagarkurnool Police Station, Mahaboobnagar District and others Respondents ORAL ORDER: (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice P.Swaroop Reddy) This Writ Petition is taken up on the basis of a letter dated 16.09.2006 sent by Smt. Krishnamma – first petitioner herein, alleging that her husband Buchanna is being threatened by the police and that the police asked him to pay Rs.1.00 lakh to their daughter-in-law and when the petitioners expressed their inability, the police threatened to keep their tractor in police station and to release the same only after Rs.1.00 lakh is paid to their daughter-in-law. Again in next paragraph of the complaint, it is stated that proper action must be taken for getting her husband released from the police custody and for protection of their property, thereby showing that her husband is in police custody. Thus, even as per the petition, it is not clear whether her husband is in police custody or not. In response to the notice issued by this court, counter affidavit is filed along with relevant material, as per which all the persons, who have allegedly sent the complaint to the Hon’ble Chief Justice, are accused in a case in Cr. No.53 of 2006 of PS Lingal for the offence under Sec. 3,4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act and Sec. 498-A of IPC and except the first signatory of the complaint, all others are remanded to judicial custody. It is also stated that the alleged detenue i.e. the husband of the first signatory i.e. Buchanna, is arrested and presently he is in judicial custody. Considering the circumstances where the crime is registered and the accused are arrested and remanded to judicial custody and the police are making progress in the case, nothing remains in the writ petition and the same is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________ D.S.R. Varma, J. _________________ P.Swaroop Reddy, J. September 29, 2006 MAS