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 WRIT PETITION NO. 20016 OF 2006 Dated: September 29, 2006 Between: Smt. Usha Petitioner AND The Inspector of Police, Excise and Prohibition Police Station, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad and another Respondents ORAL ORDER: (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice P.Swaroop Reddy) This Writ Petition is taken up on the basis of a telegram dated 21.09.2006 sent by Smt. Usha, resident of H.No. 14-7-371, Begum Bazar, Hyderabad, petitioner herein, alleging that her husband Bhagwandas is illegally detained by the Excise and Prohibition Police, Narayanguda, since 19.9.2006, and subjecting him to third degree method and his condition is serious. Pursuant to the service of notice, the Inspector of Excise and Prohibition, Narayanguda, filed counter stating that the husband of the petitioner was an accused in Cr. No. 359 of 06-07 for the offence under Sec.34(a) of A.P. Excise Act, 1968 of Dhoolpet Excise Station, and was produced before the I Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad on 22.9.2006 and was remanded to judicial custody. The copies of the relevant material like crime and occurrence report, panchanama, remand report and arrest card are filed. Considering the fact that the alleged detenue is arrested in connection with crime No. 359 of 2006-07 of Dhoolpet Excise and Prohibition Police Station, registered for the offence under Sec. 34(a) of the A.P. Excise Act, and is remanded to judicial custody, prima facie, there is no illegal detention, as complained. Consequently the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________ D.S.R. Varma, J. _________________ P.Swaroop Reddy, J. September 29, 2006 MAS