IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 5911 of 2009 Between: Smt. Malli Krishnamma, W/o. Malli Venkata Ratnam, Atmakuar, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Atmakur Police Station, Atmakur, Nellore District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Nellore District at Nellore. .....RESPONDENTS 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 for the reasons stated in the "Telegram" dated 17-03- 2009 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 husband of the Petitioner namely Malli Venkata Ratnam, S/o. Yerukalaiah, before this Hon'ble Court, who is illegally detained since two days by the police Atmakur and apprehending danger to his life and set him 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 Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following : ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Gopal Reddy) This writ petition is taken up on the basis of the telegram dated 17.03.2009 sent by the petitioner to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice alleging that her husband, namely, Malli Venkata Ratnam, has been illegally detained by the police, Atmakur, since two days and apprehending danger to his life. The counter affidavit filed by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Atmakur Police Station, the first respondent herein, along with the sworn statement of the alleged detenu disclose that the alleged detenu appeared before the first respondent police on 17.03.2009 evening along with the village elders and after enquiry about the whereabouts of his sisters, who are arrayed as accused in Crime No.11 of 2009, the alleged detenu left the police station and has not been illegally detained by the police as alleged in the telegram. In view of the same, the sworn statement of the alleged detenu belies the allegations in the telegram that the alleged detenu has been illegally detained by the first respondent police. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. ___________________ (A.GOPAL REDDY, J.) _____________ (K.C. BHANU, J.) 7th April, 2009 Js.