IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 20899 of 2004 Between: Sathaiah, S/o Ramchandra, Manthaty village,Nagarkurnool Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Nagarkurnool Police Station, Nagarkurnool, Mahaboobnagar District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Mahaboobnagar District. .....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 issue an order, direction or Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus, to declare the action of the Respondents in illegally keeping the detenus in police custody as illegal, arbitrary and direct the Respondents herein to produce the detenus (1) A. Prabhakar Reddy s/o Achal Reddy, 25 years, (2) B. Parvathalu S/o Ramachandra, 35years, and (3) J. Sree Sailam S/o Kistaiah, 20 years, all Agricultural Labour, and all r/o Manthaty Village, Nagarkurnool Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District, and record the detenus’ sworn statements in open public court and release them. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.PRAKASH CHAKRAVARTHY Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice) As per the affidavit in reply of G.Srinivas, Sub Inspector of Police, Nagar Kurnool Police Station, Mahabubnagar District, eight cases were registered against the alleged detenus in various police stations of Nagar Kurnool Circle. Recovery of stolen property was effected in Cr.No.156 of 2004 of Nagar Kurnool Police Station. Detenus, after their arrest, have been produced before the concerned court. In that view of the matter, no direction can be issued in this petition. It is accordingly dismissed. ___________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ 17-11-2004 _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Tvr To 1 The Station House Officer, Nagarkurnool Police Station, Nagarkurnool, Mahaboobnagar District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Mahaboobnagar District. 3 2 CCs to the Advocate General, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 2 CD copies.