IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 7744 of 2008 Between: Bujjamma, Pothireddypally, Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Ranga Reddy District at Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the reasons stated in the "Telegram" dated 03-04-2008 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 Petitioner's brother Viz., S. Lasmaiah, S/o. Ramaiah, R/o. Pothireddypally, Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy District, before this Hon'ble Court, who was illegally detained by the police on 31/03/2008 at 10.00 A.M., 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 Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: (per Sri A. Gopal Reddy, J) This is a taken up writ petition on the basis of telegram dated 3- 4-2008 sent by the petitioner to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice alleging that his brother S. Lasmaiah was illegally detained by the police on 31- 3-2008 and there is danger to his life. In response to the notice, Station House Officer, Vikarabad Police Station, the 1st respondent herein filed a counter affidavit stating that Crime No. 28 of 2008 was registered for the offences under Sections 364, 302, 201 read with Section 34 IPC on the complaint given by one Surka Narsaiah of Pothireddypally Village in which the alleged detenu was shown as A-1 and during the course of investigation, he was arrested on 4-4-2008 by the Circle Inspector of Police, Parigi and produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Parigi who remanded him to judicial custody and pursuant to the same, he is lodged at Sub-Jail, Parigi. It is also stated in the counter that the petitioner is A-3 in the said crime and by virtue of the remand order of the learned Magistrate, she is lodged at Central Jail for Women, Chenchalguda, Hyderabad. Having regard to the fact that both the alleged detenu and the petitioner are accused in the said crime and were remanded to judicial custody on obtaining lawful orders from the Magistrate, the question of illegal detention of the alleged detenu does not arise. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. A.GOPAL REDDY, J R. KANTHA RAO, J 21-04-2008 ks ………... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Ranga Reddy District at Hyderabad. 3 2 CCs to the Advocate General, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 2 CD copies.