IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER 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 : 22122 of 2008 Between: K.Anoop Naidu S/o.Late K.Nagesh Babu R/o. H.No. 1-7-30, Road No.17, Chaitanyapuri, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad Commissionerate Tolichowki, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Commissioner of Police, L.B. Nagar, Cyberabad Commissionerate, Hyderabad. 3 The Station House Officer, L.B.Nagar Police Station, Cyberabad. 4 M.Sudarshan Reddy S/o.not known to the petitioner R/o.H.No.2-4-238/1/8, Plot No.8, Road No.9, Snehapuri Colony, L.B.Nagar, Hyderabad. 5 Srinivas Reddy S/o.not known to the petitioner R/o.Plot No. 140, Behind Venkateswara Temple, Saleemnagar Colony, Near T.V. Tower, Malakpet, Hyderabad. .....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 to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the oﬃcial respondents herein to produce the detenue viz., Chetana Reddy, aged about 22 years, who is presently in the illegal custody of Respondent No.4 herein and produce her before this Hon'ble Court and to handover her to the Petitioner, and to grant such other relief or reliefs. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.NARENDER Counsel for the Respondent No.: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU Writ Petition No.22122 of 2008 Oral Order: (per D.S.R.Varma, J.) Heard Sri C.Narender, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader, representing the learned Advocate General, appearing for respondents 1 to 3. 2. The grievance expressed in this writ petition is that the wife of the petitioner, having been married to him, left his company by force applied by her father, who is arrayed as respondent No.4 and he seeks to issue a writ of habeas corpus directing respondents 1 to 3 to produce the detenue viz., Chetana Reddy, aged about 22 years, who is presently in the illegal custody of respondent No.4 and produce her before this Court and to handover her to him. 3. Today, the alleged detenue has been presented before this Court by respondents 1 to 3. Upon being questioned in the open Court, the alleged detenue admitted that she married the petitioner some time back and she wanted to convince her parents and she intended to join him after obtaining a job and therefore, she left the matrimonial house and has been living with her father. She further stated that she is ready and willing to join her husband after some time. Again she stated that she is ready and willing to join the petitioner even now. 4. From the above statement made by the alleged detenue before us, it is obvious that she has not been kept under illegal captivity by respondent No.4. Therefore, issuance of writ of habeas corpus is not warranted. The alleged detenue, being a major, is at liberty to live anywhere and with anyone, particularly with the petitioner, who she admits as her husband, as she likes. 5. In view of the statement made by the alleged detenue as above, this writ petition does not warrant interference by this Court by way of issuing any writ of habeas corpus. 6. In the result, the writ petition is dismissed, at the stage of admission. ___________________ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA ___________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 20th October, 2008. Ak ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KURR}