IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 5199 of 2008 Between: 1 P. Koteswara Rao, R/o. Kovvur, West Godavari District. 2 P. Satya Veera Raghava. R/o. Kovvur, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Station House Officer, Sanjeevareddy Nagar, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 21-02- 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 the son of the Petitioner herein Viz., Passam Ravisankar, before this Hon'ble Court, who was illegally detained by the Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar Police, since so many days and 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 Petitioners: TELEGRAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice K.C.Bhanu) This writ petition is taken up on the basis of the telegram dated 21.02.2008 sent by the petitioners wherein it was stated that the son of the petitioners, namely, Passam Ravisankar, was wrongfully confined by the Police, P.S. Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar. The Inspector of Police, Sanjeevareddy Nagar Police Station, Hyderabad, the first respondent herein filed counter affidavit stating that the alleged detenu was arrested in connection with Crime No.950 of 2007 for the offence punishable under Section 382 IPC, and was produced before the III Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad. In pursuance of the judicial remand of the alleged detenu on 29.02.2008, he was lodged at Central Prison, Chenchalguda, Hyderabad. The copies of F.I.R. and remand report are also filed along with the counter affidavit. In view of the same, it is not a case of illegal detention of the alleged detenu, as alleged in the telegram. Therefore, the writ petition is devoid of merits and the same is accordingly dismissed. ___________________ (A.GOPAL REDDY, J) _____________ (K.C. BHANU , J) 19th March, 2008 Js. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, Sanjeevareddy Nagar, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. 3 2 CCs to the Advocate General, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad(OUT) 4 2 CD copies. Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MJ}