IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.18055 of 2008 Between: Pola Venkateshwara Reddy, S/o.Rosi Reddy Chinna Komerla Village and Post, Mylavaram Mandalam, Kadapa District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Talamanchipatnam Police Station, Kadapa District. 2 The Superintendent of Police,Kadapa District 3 The District Collector,Kadapa District 4 The Government of AP., rep.by its Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 5 The Director General of Police, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 a writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to call for the records and remarks from the Respondents herein in and connected to (i) kidnapping of the petitioner son namely Pola Surendranath Reddy, 9th Class student on 13.7.2008 (ii) in action of the police on the complaint given by the petitioner and this Hon`ble court may be pleased to pass appropriate orders directing the concerned Respondent authorities to probe into the matter and to trance out the son of the petitioner and hand over him to the petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner : TELEGRAM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION No.18055 of 2008 ORAL ORDER : (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice D.S.R.Varma) Heard the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents. 2. The present writ petition is taken up at the instance of the petitioner’s telegram, dated 13-08-2008, alleging inaction on the part of the respondents in tracing the petitioner’s son viz., Pola Surendranath Reddy, studying 9 th Class, who was kidnapped on 13-07-2008. 3. A detailed counter aﬃdavit has been ﬁled by the Sub- Inspector of Police, Talamanchipatnam Police Station, Kadapa District, representing the ﬁrst respondent herein, stating that a complaint had been lodged by the petitioner stating that his son viz., Pola Surendranath Reddy, aged 14 years, studying IX Class at Zilla Parishad School, Chinnakomerla village of Kadapa District, was beaten by one Mr. Subbareddy, as his son and Mr. Jagadeeshwar Reddy removed the blanket which was wore by his daughter-Suvarna, aged 12 years, on 13-07-2008 at 12-00 mid-night while she was sleeping in front of her house on a cot. From that day onwards the said boy viz., Mr.Surendranath Reddy was found missing and it is the apprehension of the petitioner that Mr. Subba Reddy is solely responsible for the missing of his son. Upon receiving the said complaint, the police registered the same as Crime No.40 of 2008 under the head “Boy Missing” on 22-07-2008 and took up investigation. It is also stated that during the course of investigation, he has examined as many as seven witnesses and recorded their statements under Section 161 Cr.P.C. A radio message was also ﬂashed to all Sub- Inspectors of Police and Circle Inspectors of Police in Rayalaseema Region with descriptive particulars of the missing boy. Pamphlets were also printed and distributed in all Police Stations of Kadapa, Chittoor, Kurnool and Anantapur Districts. News item was also published about the missing boy in various Newspapers. He has also narrated about the various steps that have been taken in tracing the missing boy and stated that the police are making all efforts to trace the missing boy. 4. From the elaborate counter aﬃdavit and the various steps that have been taken by the ﬁrst respondent police to trace the missing boy, we deem it appropriate to direct the respondents to intensify the search of the missing boy and as and when the missing boy is traced, the same may be reported to this Court through the Registrar (Judicial), High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, by way of filing ‘Status Report’. 5. With the above observations and directions, the writ petition is closed, at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA _______________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 04-09-2008. Msr. ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, Talamanchipatnam Police Station, Kadapa District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Kadapa District 3 The District Collector, Kadapa District 4 The Secretary to Government, Home Department, Government of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 5 The Director General of Police, Hyderabad 6. The Registrar (Judicial), High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 7. Two CCs to Government Pleader for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 8. Two C.D. copies. THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION No.18055 of 2008 04-09-2008 (Msr)