APHC010472632026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE 16th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ALAPATI GIRIDHAR WRIT PETITION NO: 25739 OF 2026 Between: 1. Smt.Palli Metelda, , wife of Palli Koteswara Rao, Age 56 years resident of Door No.2/139-13A, Narasingaraopet, Gudur, VTC Gudur Town, SPSR Nellore District- 524101. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District, AP.522020. 2. The Director General of Police, State of Andhra Pradesh, Office at Mangalagiri, Guntur District, AP.522503. 3. The Superintendent of Police, SPSR Nellore District, Nellore City, AP.524001. 4. The Station House Officer, Gudur I Town Police Station UPS, Gudur Town, SPSR Nellore District, AP. 524101. 5. The Station House Officer, Gudur II Town Police Station, M.V.Nagar, Gudur, SPSR Nellore District, AP. 524102. 6. The Sub Inspector of Police Gudur I Town Police Station UPS, Gudur Town, SPSR Nellore District, AP. 524101. 7. The Sub Inspector of Police, Gudur II Town Police Station, SPSR Nellore District, AP. 524102. ...Respondents 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 toissue, a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the Respondent No.3 herein to cause production of the petitioners husband namely Palli Koteswara Rao before this Honble Court was detained and taken illegally by the Respondent Nos. 4 to 7 herein without any service of grounds of arrest, notice, or memo in connection with any Crime and placed behind the LOCK-UP-I of the 5th and 7th respondent Police Station (Gudur II Town Police Station) is illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violation of Articles 19, 21, 338 85 338A of Constitution of India and also the guidelines of D.K.Basu judgment and further direct the 3rd respondent herein to produce the petitioners husband before this Honble Court forthwith IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased direct the 3rd respondent herein to produce the CCTV footage of the Respondent Nos. 4 to 7 concerned Police Station right from 5PM of 07.09.2026 to 10AM of 08.09.2026, pending disposal of the above said writ petition and pending disposal of the above writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: V SURENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following order: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ALAPATI GIRIDHAR WRIT PETITION NO: 25739 OF 2026 COMMON ORDER: (per Ravi Nath Tilhari, J) Heard Sri Maddireddy Sai Sujith, learned counsel, representing Sri V. Surendra Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri J. Krishna Praneeth, learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. This petition for a writ of Habeas Corpus was filed by the petitioner. On 09.09.2026, the following order was passed: “After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner, prays for adjournment. 2. As requested, list on 16.09.2026.” 3. Thereafter, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted a letter dated 11.09.2026, to the Registrar (Judicial) of this Court, inter-alia submitting that the Magistrate Court rejected the remand and directed to issue mandatory notice under Section 35 (3) of BNS. So, the present petition does not survive, and the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw with a liberty to invoke the alternative remedies against the illegal detention. 4. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall also stand closed. ____________________ RAVI NATH TILHARI,J ___________________ ALAPATI GIRIDHAR,J Dated: 16.09.2026 SRT 35 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ALAPATI GIRIDHAR WRIT PETITION NO: 25739 OF 2026 Dated: 16.09.2026 SRT