IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE D.S.R. VARMA AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION No.15487 OF 2006 Dated: 3rd August, 2006 Between: Ramdeni Kavitha Petitioner AND The Station House Officer, District and others Respondents ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice D.S.R.Varma) This writ petition is taken up basing on a telegram, dated 24.07.2006,w made by one Smt. Ramdeni Kavitha wife of Ramshankar, resident of Rayapatnam, Karimnagar District, alleging that her husband and mother-in-law were apprehended illegally by the police personnel of Dharmapuri Police Station, Karimnagar District. 2. In response to the notice issued by this Court, the Sub-Inspector of Police, Dharmapuri Police Station, Karimnagar District, filed counter-affidavit stating inter alia that Non-Bailable Warrants were pending against the alleged detenue by name Ram Shanker and he was apprehended on 21.07.2006 pursuant to the said Non- Bailable Warrants issued by the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Jagtial, in C.C.No.501 of 2004 and he was produced before the Magistrate, who remanded him to judicial custody for a period of fifteen days. It is further stated that he is lodged in Sub-Jail, Jagrial, presently. 3. Insofar as the second detenu – the mother-in-law of the complainant is concerned, it is stated in the counter- affidavit that she has been moving freely and neither she was arrested nor there was any need for the police to apprehend her. To this effect, a certificate issued by the Mandal Revenue Officer/Executive Magistrate, Dharmapuri, Karimnagar District, has been pressed into service. 4. Having regard to these facts, we do not find any reason to disbelieve the said certificate, issued by the Mandal Revenue Officer/Executive Magistrate, Dharmapuri, Karimnagar District, insofar as the second detenue is concerned. The first detenue, as already stated, has been arrested pursuant to the execution of Non-Bailable Warrant issued against him and presently lodged in Sub-Jail, Jagtial. 5. Therefore, we do not find any reason to proceed any further in this writ petition and the same is liable to be closed with costs. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed with costs, quantified at Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred only) payable by the complainant to the District Legal Services Authority, Karimnagar, within a period of two months from today. --------------------- D.S.R.Varma, J. -------------------------- P.Swaroop Reddy, J. August 3, 2006 Note: A copy of this order shall be communicated to the Secretary, Legal Services Authority, District Court Complex, Karimnagar. // B.O // MAS