IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE 30th DAY OF AUGUST, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.19948 of 2010 Between: N.Nagaiah … Petitioner And The Superintendent of Poice, Nellore District at Nellore … Respondent This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.19948 of 2010 ORDER: - (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) This is a taken up writ petition on the basis of the telegram, dated 29.07.2010, sent by the petitioner alleging that his son-in-law by name Mathangi Sai, S/o.Pondaiah, has been illegally detained by Surendra and three others on 28.07.2010 at 10.30 P.M. and demanding Rs.3,000/- for his release and the petitioner is apprehending danger to his life. In response to the notice, the respondent-Superintendent of Police, P.S.Nellore District filed a counter stating that the petitioner and the alleged detenu are close relatives and are running separate C.D.shops at Gudur town, but there are piracy cases pending against both of them in Gudur I Town police station. The alleged detenu and the petitioner are residing in their houses and are attending to their day-to- day work, on receipt of the notice in the writ petition, the C.I. of Police, produced them before the Tahsildar, Gudur Mandal, P.S.Nellore District on 19.08.2010 for recording their statements and the Tahsildar recorded their statements. The statements recorded by the Tahsildar, filed along with the counter also discloses that on 28.07.2010 Surendra telephoned to the petitioner and demanded Rs.3,000/- stating that he would lodge a complaint that they were involved in C.D. Piracy cases and necessary report will be made to the Piracy Crime Squad. On 28.07.2010, the detenu went to Saidapuram Mandal, Vutukuru village to his relative’s house, but the police have not detained him as alleged by the petitioner. The statement of the petitioner, filed along with the counter, also discloses that the police have not detained the alleged detenu. In view of the same, no cause survives in the writ petition and the allegation that the alleged detenu has been illegally detained by the police, do not merit consideration. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. ________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J ____________ K.C.BHANU, J 30th August 2010 lmv