IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 2903 of 2009 Between: Vasabattua Sitaratnam, W/o. V. Nagacharyulu, 17-6-12/1, Veerraju Master Street, Near Savaram School, Ramachandrapuram, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Ramachandrapuram Police Station, East Godavari District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, East Godavari District. .....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 For the reasons stated in the "Telegram" dated 11-02-2009 sent by the Petitioner herein, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue an Order, direction, or a Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the Respondents herein to produce the son of the Petitioner namely Vasabattulla Srinivas, before this Hon'ble Court, who was illegally detained on 09-02-2009 at 10.00 A.M. by the police of Ramachandrapuram, East Godavari District, apprehending danger to his life and set him at liberty forthwith and to pass such other or further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:TELEGRAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following : HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 2903 OF 2009 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Gopal Reddy) This is a taken up writ petition on the basis of telegram sent by the petitioner dated 11.2.2009 to the Hon’ble Chief Justice alleging that her son namely, Vasabattulla Srinivas has been illegally detained by the police of Ramachandrapuram from 9.2.2009. The Circle Inspector of Police, Ramachandrapuram Circle filed an affidavit denying the allegation of illegal detention of the alleged detenu. It is stated that on enquiry, it came to light that the alleged detenu went underground and not at all cooperating with the police. The parents of the alleged detenu including the petitioner are not cooperating with the police in the investigation. Previously, Ramchandrapuram Police registered two cases against the alleged detenu vide Crime No.157 of 2005 for the offence under Sections 506 & 509 r/w 34 IPC and Crime No.52 of 2008 under the head of ‘Girl missing’, however, the earlier crime was settled before the Lok Adalat while the later case was withdrawn at the instance of the complainant. It is stated that the alleged detenu is in the habit of eve-teasing the school-going and college-going girls but the police could not take action for want of any specific complaint against him however, police kept a close watch on the movements of the alleged detenu. The petitioner sent the above telegram only to prevent the police from taking any action against the alleged detenu. Inasmuch as it is asserted in the affidavit filed by the Circle Inspector of Ramachandrapuram Circle that no case is registered against the petitioner and he has not been illegally detained, no credence can be given to the contents in the telegram. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. _________________ (A. GOPAL REDDY, J.) _______________ (K.C. BHANU, J.) MARCH 23, 2009 TSR