IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION NO.10394 of 2008 Between: Meraj, S/o. Sarwar, R/o. Meerut, Uttarapradesh State. ...PETITIONER AND 1 The Inspector of Police, Task Force, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that for the reasons stated in the "Telegram" dated 29.04.2008 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 Habeas Corpus directing the respondents herein to produce the brother of the Petitioner namely Omer Daraj and his friends namely Aijaz and Lateef, before this Hon'ble Court, who were illegally detained by the police of Task Force from Panjabi Dhaba, Namjpally on 23.04.2008, apprehending danger to their lives and set them at liberty forthwith and 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: TELEGRAM Counsel for the Respondent: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION NO.10394 of 2008 ORDER: (per HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN) This Writ Petition is taken up on the basis of the telegram given by one Meraj alleging that his brother Daraj and his friends were detained illegally by the Task Force Police. A counter affidavit is now filed stating that crime No.93 of 2008 was registered against Sri Daraj and two others for offences punishable under Sections 379 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), that they were taken into custody on 30.04.2008 and produced before the XII Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad on 01.05.2008 and that they are still in judicial custody. In the counter affidavit, the arrest of two other persons mentioned in the telegram along with Sri Daraj is specifically denied. Since the arrest of Daraj and others is in connection with crime No.93 of 2008 for offences punishable under Sections 379 and 420 IPC, it cannot be said that their arrest and subsequent detention in judicial custody is illegal. The Writ Petition is accordingly closed. _____________________ (L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J) _______________________ (RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J) 21st May 2008 rrb/asp