APHC010368612025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3541] MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 18508/2025 Between: 1. PIDUGU SANTOSH KUMAR, S / O. J ANARDHANA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC ADVOCATE, R/O.THANSHEBPETA VILLAGE, GARA MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, II-TOWN POLICE STATION, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Habeas Corpus to direct the Respondents to produce the cousin sister of the Petitioner named Pidugu Pavithra D/o.Late Raghubushan, aged about 22 years, Occ Student, R/o.Thanshebpeta Village, Gara Mandal, Srikakulam District before this Hon hie Court and set her at liberty in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2 RRR, J & JS, J W.P.No.18508 of 2025 The Court made the following order: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) The alleged detenue has appeared online today before this Court and stated that she had left the house of her parents on the ground that they were forcing her to get married, while she was interested in pursuing her studies and was not interested in getting married. 2. In that view of the matter, nothing further survives in this Writ Petition and it is accordingly, closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ R RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J ____________________ SUMATHI JAGADAM, J Date: 21.07.2025 MJA 3 RRR, J & JS, J W.P.No.18508 of 2025 37 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO AND THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 18508 of 2025 (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) 21.07.2025 MJA