HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH And HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.SURI APPARAO W.P. No. 5422 of 2011 DATED: 07.03.2011 Between: A.Penchalaiah .. Petitioner And 1. The Director General & Inspector General of Police 2. The Superintendent of Police 3. The Station House Officer 4. B. Raja 5. Singaraiah .. Respondents O R D E R:- (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice V. Eswaraiah) The petitioner asserts that his father, who is the alleged detenue, was elected as member of M.P.T.C. from Kamasamudram and Madavuru Panchayat. While so, on 26.2.2011, his father and brother went together to Bethayipalli of Gokavaram Mandal on personal work. On 27.02.2011, while returning to their village, they boarded an Auto at Badvel Bus Stand, and at 4.00 p.m., when the Auto reached Kamalakuru Mannemvaripalli, one Burri Raju, the 4th respondent herein came on a motor cycle and one Singaraiah, the 5th respondent herein, who is the President of Badvel Town Yadava Association, came by Tata Sumo, and both of them stopped the Auto and asked the detenue to go with them to Sri Sivaramakrishna Rao, Ex.M.L.A. After going along with them leaving the petitioner’s brother in the Auto, his father talked to his brother over cell phone stating that the 4th and 5th respondents took him to proddatur and retained in their house, as such, he was apprehending danger in their hands. Then, the brother of the petitioner, lodged a complaint to the 3rd respondent, who registered a case in Cr.No.10 of 2011. Now, the petitioner’s grievance is that even though F.I.R. was registered against the 4th and 5th respondents, the official respondents have not taken any steps for producing his father. Hence, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition seeking a writ of Habeas Corpus to direct the official respondents to produce the alleged detenue and set him free. In pursuance of the order dated 04.03.2011 passed by this Court, the police concerned have traced the detenue and produced before us today. We have examined him and recorded his statement. The detenue has stated that the persons, who kidnapped him, have let him free, and now he wants to exercise his franchise as per his will and wish and stay with his brother’s son Mr.Penchaliah in Uppal and also wants liberty to go wherever he likes. In view of the statement made by the detenue, we set the detenue free and he is at liberty to exercise his franchise and live anywhere as per his will and wish. Accordingly, this writ petition is closed. No order as to costs. ________________ V. ESWARAIAH, J 07.03.2011 __________________ V. SURI APPARAO, J bcj