IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 6554 of 2008 Between: Smt. Noorjahan Begum, W/o. Layeeq, R/o. H.No. 19-4-340/5/3, Kishanbagh, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Sultan Bazar Police Station, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, A.P., Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that for the reasons stated in the "Letter" dated 16-03-2008 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 Petitioner's husband namely Mohd.Layeeq, S/o. Mohd. Osman, aged 30 years, before this Hon'ble Court, who is illegally detained since 15- 03-2008 by the Inspector of Police, Sultan Bazar, 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: LETTER Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: (per Sri B. Seshasayana Reddy, J) Letter dated 16-03-2008 addressed to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice by Smt. Noorjahan Begum has been taken up as a writ petition. It is alleged in the letter that the husband of the petitioner viz., Mohd. Layeeq has been detained by the Inspector of Police, Sulthan Bazar Police Station from 15-03-2008. Notice before admission has been ordered on 27-03-2008. In response, a counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Station House Officer, Afzalgunj Police Station. S. Gangadhar, Inspector of Police has sworn to the affidavit filed on behalf of the 1st respondent. It is averred in the affidavit that the petitioner is A-2 in Crime No. 348 of 2007, which arises out of the complaint filed by one K. Siva Shankar Rao of Guntur District on 27-12-2007. It is further alleged that during the course of investigation, A-2 Mohd. Layeeq came to be apprehended on 19-03-2008 and remanded to judicial custody. In view of the husband of the petitioner viz., Mohd. Layeeq being in judicial remand from 19-03-2008, the allegation in the petition that the police have detained him illegally has no merit. Accordingly, this taken up writ petition is dismissed at the admission stage. A.GOPAL REDDY, J B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J 15-04-2008 ks ………... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, Sultan Bazar Police Station, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, A.P., Hyderabad. 3 2 CCs to the Advocate General, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 2 CD copies.