THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION No.27906 of 2009 Date: 29.12.2009 Between: P. Srinivasa Prasad … Petitioner and Station House Officer, Pithapuram P.S., Pithapuram, East Godavari District and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION No.27906 of 2009 ORAL ORDER : (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice D.S.R.Varma) Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Assistant Government Pleader, representing the learned Advocate General, appearing for respondent No.1. 2. This Writ of Habeas Corpus is filed by the petitioner directing the respondents to produce Smt. Gonti Reddy Venkata Durga @ Baby and her child before this Court and send them to the safe custody of any Home or hostel run by the State Government for destitute women. 3. The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that the alleged detenu, namely Smt. Gonti Reddy Venkata Durga @ Baby is being subjected to torture in several ways for various reasons by respondent Nos.2 and 3, who are the husband and mother-in-law, respectively, of the alleged detenu. The other details are not worth mentioning. 4. On the earlier occasion, we directed the 1st respondent police to produce the alleged detenu before the Judicial Magistrate of First Class (Junior Civil Judge), Pithapuram. Accordingly, the alleged detenu was produced before the Magistrate concerned, who recorded her statement, wherein the alleged detenu narrated the events that compelled her to live away from her husband and in-laws. Since the petitioner along with the child is also produced before this Court today as per the directions of this Court, the details stated by her before the Magistrate concerned are not being referred to. 5. Upon being questioned by this Court in the open Court, the alleged detenu stated that she was tortured by her husband and mother-in-law in several ways and she is not at all willing to live along with her husband and mother-in-law. She also stated that at present she is living separately on her own volition. 6. Admittedly, the alleged detenu is a major and living away from her husband and mother-in-law because of various kinds of harassment meted out to her at their hands. Therefore, she is at liberty to live wherever she likes according to her will and wish. 7. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of, at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA _________________________ JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO 29.12.2009 Msr. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION No.27906 of 2009 29.12.2009 (Msr)