1 APHC010006932026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3418] THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENUTHURUMALLI GOPALA KRISHNA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 697/2026 Between: 1. MEDIBOYINA LAKSHMI, W/O. MEDIBOYNA APPALARAJU, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O H.NO.3-11, DHARMAVARAM AGRAHARAM VILLAGE, S.RAYAVARAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI VILLAGE, TULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (LAW AND ORDER) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI VILLAGE, TULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND MAGISTRATE, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, NAKKAPALLI POLICE STATION, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 6. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, S. RAYAVARAM POLICE STATION, 2 ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 7. THE SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM 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 orders more particularly one in the nature of writ of Habeas Corpus directing the 7th respondent to produce the detenu, Mediboyna Appalaraju, S/o.Nookaraju, resident of D.No. 3-11, Dharmavaram Agraharam Village, S. Rayavaram Mandal, Anakapalli District, before this Hon'ble Court and order for his release forthwith, after declaring the detention order in Rc.No.2121/2025/Mag.C2, dated 23.12.2025, passed by the 3rd respondent, under Section 3(1) and 3(2) r/w Section 2(g) of the Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land Grabbers Act, 1986 ('A.P. P.D. Act'), and the consequential Approval Order issued in G.O.RT.No.4, dated 02.01.2026, by 2nd respondent, branding the husband of the petitioner as a 'Goonda', contrary to the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and this Hon'ble Court and violative of Art.21 and 22 of the Constitution of India and consequently to set aside the detention order in Rc.No.2121/2025/Mag.C2, dated 23.12.2025, passed by the 3rd respondent, under Section 3(1) and 3(2) r/w Section 2(g) of the Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land Grabbers Act, 1986, and the consequential Approval Order issued in G.O.RT.No.4, dated 02.01.2026, by 2nd respondent, by directing the respondents to release the detenu Mediboyna Appalaraju, S/o.Nookaraju, resident of D.No. 3-11, Dharmavaram Agraharam Village, S. Rayavaram Mandal, Anakapalli District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SUNKARA RAJENDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy) There is no representation on behalf of the petitioner when the matter is called out. However, learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the official respondents, on instructions, submits that the detenu was released as per G.O.Rt.No. 234, General Administration (SC-I) Department, dated 05-02-2026, and the order of preventive detention was revoked against the detenu as the Advisory Board submitted a report that there are no grounds for his preventive detention. A copy of G.O.Rt.No. 234 dated 05-02-2026 is also placed on record by learned Special Government Pleader. 2. In that view of the matter, nothing survives in this writ petition for adjudication. 3. Therefore, recording the aforesaid submissions of learned Special Government Pleader and as the detenu is now released and set at liberty, the writ petition is closed. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed in consequence. ___________________________________ CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY, J. _________________________ V.GOPALA KRISHNA RAO, J. Date: 12.02.2026 JSK 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.GOPALA KRISHNA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 697 OF 2026 DATE: 12TH FEBRUARY, 2026 JSK