APHC010046402026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH SATURDAY, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA WRIT PETITION NO: 2740/2026 Between: 1. G. CHETHANA,, W/O. S. SRINIVASA REDDY, AGED 32 YEARS, OCC HOUSEHOLD, R/O. 1 KOPPOLU VILLAGE, ONGOLE, PRAKASHAM DISTRICT. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, AMARAVATHI AT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 522241 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DIST 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT.-517 501 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, M.R. PALLI POLICE STATION, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondent No. 4 viz., Station House Offi Tirupati Rural Police Station to produce the detenu viz., S. Srinivas Reddy, S/o. S. Venkat Reddy before this Hon'ble court and he may be released after IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA WRIT PETITION NO: 2740/2026 G. CHETHANA,, W/O. S. SRINIVASA REDDY, AGED 32 YEARS, OCC HOUSEHOLD, R/O. 1-93,25TH LINE, SAI BABA TEMPLE, KOPPOLU VILLAGE, ONGOLE, PRAKASHAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, AMARAVATHI AT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.-522503 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI 517 501 THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, M.R. PALLI POLICE STATION, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT -517 501 ...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 issue a writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondent No. 4 viz., Station House Offi Tirupati Rural Police Station to produce the detenu viz., S. Srinivas Reddy, S/o. S. Venkat Reddy before this Hon'ble court and he may be released after IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3558] THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA G. CHETHANA,, W/O. S. SRINIVASA REDDY, AGED 32 YEARS, 93,25TH LINE, SAI BABA TEMPLE, KOPPOLU VILLAGE, ONGOLE, PRAKASHAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, AMARAVATHI AT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. - THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA 522503 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, M.R. PALLI POLICE STATION, ...RESPONDENT(S): India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be issue a writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondent No. 4 viz., Station House Officer, Tirupati Rural Police Station to produce the detenu viz., S. Srinivas Reddy, S/o. S. Venkat Reddy before this Hon'ble court and he may be released after 2 CMR,J & GTK,J W.P.No.2740 of 2026 declaring his detention at Tirupati Rural Police Station as illegal and unconstitutional Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D PURNACHANDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL 3 CMR,J & GTK,J W.P.No.2740 of 2026 The Court made the following: ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy) This writ petition for Habeas Corpus is filed seeking direction to produce the corpus by name S.Srinivasa Reddy before the Court and to pass appropriate orders according to law after his production. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader attached to the office of learned Advocate General appearing for the official respondent Nos.1 to 4. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader, on instruction, submits that a crime was registered in crime No.393 of 2025 of Tirupati Rural Police Station (M.R. Palli Police Station), for offences punishable under Section 318(4) read with 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and that a notice under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, was issued to him and after enquiry that he was let off. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submits that the petitioner is now at liberty and he was let off after enquiry by the Police. 5. In that view of the matter, nothing survives in this writ petition for adjudication. 6. Therefore, recording the aforesaid submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY _____________________________ JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA Date: 31.01.2026 MDP