THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO Writ Petition No.20034 of 2009 Date: 07-10-2009 Between K.Shankar Naik … Petitioner and 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 2 others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO Writ Petition No.20034 of 2009 Oral Order: (per D.S.R.Varma, J.) Heard Sri V.Ravi Kiran Rao, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader, representing the learned Advocate General, appearing for the respondents. 2. This writ petition is filed by the uncle of the alleged detenu, by name B.Bansilal, alleging that the Police of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Police Station, Shamshabad, Ranga Reddy district arrested the alleged detenu illegally and seeks interference of this Court by issuing a writ of habeas corpus. 3. In response to the same, a counter-affidavit has been filed by the Inspector of Police, Shamshabad Police Station, Cyberabad stating, inter alia, that on 08-9-2009 the alleged detenu was on duty as the Immigration Counter Officer at Counter No.10, Immigration Departure, and he was supposed to check the passengers. It appears that he colluded with the agents and gave clearance intentionally to 4 passengers of Srilankan Nationals by putting immigration departure stamps on their Passports, who fraudulently obtained Indian Passports. 4. Therefore, a crime was registered in Crime No.418 of 2009 of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 419, 420, 468 and 471 IPC and Section 12(1)(a), (b), (d) and (e) of Indian Passport Act and Section 14 of Foreigners ACt. In that connection, the alleged detenu was taken into custody by the Police on 17-9-2009 along with another and was produced before the VIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, who remanded them to judicial custody and as a consequence thereof, the alleged detenu has now been lodged at Central Prison, Cherlapalli. 5. In view of the facts stated in the counter-affidavit, we find no merit in the writ petition. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed, at the stage of admission. ____________________ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA ____________________ JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO 07th October, 2009. Ak