HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.SURI APPA RAO WRIT PETITION No.27633 OF 2010 ORDER:(per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.Eswaraiah) This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Habeas Corpus to produce the brother of the petitioner viz., Musarapu Bapu. According to the petitioner, the alleged detenu, who is the resident of Kadamba Village of Kagaznagar Mandal, Adilabad District, is the labourer and was hired by the contractor namely Jala Raju with the help of a local agent by name Guvvala Chinnanna in the year 2009, along with other labourers, on daily wage basis of Rs.150/- for attending work on the road and, on completion of the work, while all the team workers returned to their houses, the alleged detenu had not turned back. It is alleged that one Tekam Shankari, the agent, and the said Jala Raju, the labour contractor, had taken the alleged detenu to Gadwal for some other work and since then he never returned back. A counter-affidavit is filed by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Gadwal Rural Police Station, Mahaboobnagar District (fifth respondent), stating that the petitioner herein filed a complaint alleging that the said Jala Raju, a labour contractor, came to their Village in search of labourers for laying the road at Veerapur Village, Gadwal Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District, that he along with the said Tekam Shankari, a co-worker, took the alleged detenu to Gadwal on some work and that the alleged detenu did not return to the work place since then. It is stated that, a case in Cr.No.132 of 2010 was registered under the heading ‘Man Missing’ on the basis of the complaint lodged by the petitioner and the wife of the alleged detenu and, investigation was taken up and during the course of investigation, he examined the persons belonging to Agri Gold viz. supervisor, accountant and maistry, wherein they stated that the labourers for laying road at Veerapur Village were engaged by the said Jala Raju and the alleged detenu was not regular in work and secluded from others. It is stated that the said Tekam Shankari was examined and he stated that, as on the date of missing, he along with the alleged detenu purchased the vegetables and while returning, they took shelter at different places due to heavy rainfall and on decrease of the rain, the alleged detenu was found missing. It is further stated that the said Jala Raju was not available and the police teams are making efforts to trace him. An additional counter affidavit, dated 24.12.2010, is filed by respondent No.5 stating that the police team could not get any information of the missing person. Yet another counter affidavit dated 11.03.2011 is filed by respondent No.5 stating that the police are making hectic efforts to trace the alleged detenu in and around neighbouring districts, including Raichur of Karnataka State and, in fact, the said Jala Raju was missing since three months prior to the registration of crime, along with another labourer by name Shakuntala, that the said Jala Raju was a native of Jagityal Village, that he was married and that his wife did not lodge any complaint with the Jagityal Police Station. It is further stated that on the requisition of the police to Sri Jammuladevi Agrigold Venture, the Marketing Manager replied that the contract work was awarded to one Shetty Vishnu, who engaged the said Jala Raju and other labourers from different villages. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the opinion that the police has to make vigorous efforts to trace the alleged detenue, the said Jala Raju, the labour contractor, and the missing woman viz. Shakuntala. Therefore, we direct respondent Nos.2 and 3, the Superintendent of Police, Mahaboobnagar and Superintendent of Police, Adilabad respectively to direct the concerned Investigating Officer to make efforts to conduct thorough investigation to trace the alleged detenu, the said Jala Raju and the missing woman by name Shakuntala, and file final report/charge sheet, as the case may be, in the said crime, as expeditiously as possible, without undue delay. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of V.ESWARAIAH,J V.SURI APPA RAO,J Date:21.03.2011 usd