APHC010384972025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3541] MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH 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: 19465/2025 Between: 1. KANDRAKUNTA BHUSHAIAH,, S/O. NAGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/O. DODLERU VILLAGE, KROSURU MANDAL, PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, A.P SECRETARIAT OFFICE, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, , PALNADU, PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KROSURU POLICE STATION, PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PHIRANGIPURAM POLICE STATION, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...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 2 RRR, J & JS, J W.P.No.19465 of 2025 pleased tomay be pleased to issue a Writ Order or direction particularly, one in the nature of writ of Habeas Corpus declaring the action of Respondent Nos. 4 and 5, who, without any authority of law, has detained the persons by name Kandrakunta Thirupathi Venkateswarlu, C/o. Kandrakunta Bhushaiah, aged about 29 years, R/o. ST Colony, Near ZPHS School, Dodleru, Palnadu District, Andhra Pradesh and other persons by name Meda Naga Bhushanam, aged about 37 years, S/o. Venkateswarlu, R/o. Dodleru, Krosuru Mandal, Palnadu District, Andhra Pradesh and Laga Siva Krishna, S/o. Sambaiah, aged about 29 years, R/o.Gollapudi Village and Mandal, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh were detained for the past 4 days without the registration of any crime or any reason or justification. The said actions are arbitrary, illegal, and violative of Articles 14,19, 21 and 22 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent nos.2 to 4 police authorities to produce the detenues before this Hon'ble Court forthwith and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NALLAGONDA MANIKANTA MAHENDRA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL 3 RRR, J & JS, J W.P.No.19465 of 2025 The Court made the following order: The petitioner herein has approached this Court, by way of the present Writ Petition, contending that the detenues had been taken away by respondents 4 & 5, without any authority of law and the whereabouts of the detenues are not known. 2. The learned Government Pleader, appearing in the office of the learned Advocate General, on instructions, submits that the detenues had been arrested in Crime No.129 of 2025, registered with the 4th respondent Police Station and they have been produced before the learned I Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Sattenapalli. It is further submitted that these persons have been remanded to judicial custody on 26.07.2025. 3. In view of the fact that the learned Magistrate has already passed a remand order, it would be appropriate for the petitioner and the detenues to avail of their remedies before the learned Magistrate. 4. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed with liberty. 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: 28.07.2025 MJA 4 RRR, J & JS, J W.P.No.19465 of 2025 30 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO AND THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION No: 19465 of 2025 (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) 28.07.2025 MJA