IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 14226 of 2004 Between: Manupati Nagamani, w/o Bujji @ Sreenivas, r/o Stuartpuram, Bapatla Mandal, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P., rep., by its Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 The Sub-Inspector of Police, Chirala I Town PS, Chirala Mandal, 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 issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents herein to produce the detenu by name Manupati Bujji @ Sreenivas, s/o Mastan, Erukula Caste, aged 35 years, r/o Stuartpuram Village, Bapatla Mandal, Guntur District. AND WRIT PETITION NO : 14229 of 2004 Between: Karreddula Jeevanamma, W/o.Chandrasekhara Rao, R/o.Stuartpuram, Bapatla Mandal, Guntur Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Govt. of A.P.rep.by its Secretary, Home Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Ongole, Prakasam Dist. 3 The Sub-Inspector of police, Chirala I Town PS, Chirala Mandal, Prakasam Dist. 4 The Inspector of police, Thirumangalam Police Station, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. .....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 order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents herein to produce the detenu by name Karreddule Mahesh S/o.Chandrasekhara Rao, Erukula Caste, aged 35 years, R/o.Stuartpuram Village Baptala Mandal, Guntur District and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.GANDURI NAGESWARA RAO (In both the W.Ps.) Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL (in both the W.Ps.) The Court made the following Oral Order: (per Sri Devinder Gupta, CJ) We have perused the affidavit in reply of Mohd. Muthahir Hussain, Inspector of Police(Crime), V5, Thirumangalam Police Station, Chennai City, Tamil Nadu stating that the two alleged detenus were apprehended at Koyambedu Bus Stand on 12.8.2004 at 17.30 hrs., and were arrested in connection with Crime No. 1288/2004 which was registered on 20.7.2004 under Sections 457 and 397 I.P.C. Thereafter, they were produced before the XIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Chennai on 13.8.2004 and have since been remanded to judicial custody. In view of the fact that the alleged detenus are under lawful custody, no directions deserves to be issued in these petitions. T h e writ petitions, are, accordingly disposed of. ______________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ Date: 18th August, 2004 _________________ C.V.RAMULU,J Pnb To 1 The Secretary, Home Dept., Govt. of A.P.Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Ongole, Prakasam Dist. 3 The Sub-Inspector of police, Chirala I Town PS, Chirala Mandal, Prakasam Dist. 4 The Inspector of police, Thirumangalam Police Station, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 5. Two C.Cs. to the Advocate General, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 6. Two C.D. copies