IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH, AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION NO : 17465 of 2007 Date: 24.09.2007 Between: Kiran Kumar, ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Station House Officer, III Town Police, Nellore, Nellore District and another. .....RESPONDENTS ORAL ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice P. Swaroop Reddy) This writ petition is taken up on the basis of the Telegram dated 12.08.2007 addressed to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice by the petitioner alleging that his brother, namely, Hanmanth, is illegally detained by the III Town Police, Nellore. The Station House Officer, III Town Police Station, Nellore, the first respondent herein filed counter affidavit stating that the alleged detenu is an accused in Crime No.157 of 2007 for the offence under Section 403 and 420 IPC on the file of Nellore III Town Police Station. It is also stated that from the date of registration of Crime the alleged detenu along with the other accused have been absconding, and that the police are making efforts to apprehend the alleged detenu. In view of the same, in case the petitioner has any definite information about the alleged detenu being in illegal custody by the III Town Police Station, Nellore, as referred to in the Telegram, he can take proceedings for search warrant by approaching the concerned Judicial First Class Magistrate. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. ____________________ (A. GOPAL REDDY, J.) _______________________ (P. SWAROOP REDDY, J.) 24th September, 2007 Js.