APHC010285712026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3566] THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA WRIT PETITION NO: 14901/2026 Between: 1. SMT. MAREEDUBUELA PRASANTHI ALIAS BOMMASANI BUELA PRASANTHI,, W/O SAI KRANTH, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/O 24- 17-24, 4TH LANE, BAVAJIPET, 0PP. MAHALAKSHMI TEMPLE, GANDHI NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA - 520003 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522238. 2. THE COMRTIISSIONER OF POLICE, NTR COMMISSIONERATE, VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH - 520002. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MAHILA URBAN POLICE STATION, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 520010. 4. MAREEDU SAIKRANTH, S/O KOTI MAHESWARA RAO, R/O 1-21, KANAKAVALLI VILLAGE, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH- 521165. 5. MAREEDU LAKSHMI MANOHARI, W/O KOTI MAHESWARA RAO, R/O 1- 21, KANAKAVALLI VILLAGE, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 521165. 6. MAREEDUKOTIMAHESWARA RAO, S/O LAKSHMANA RAO, R/O 1- 21, KANAKAVALLI VILLAGE OF KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 521165. ...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 tomay be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus declaring the action of respondents 4 to 6 in forcibty separating petitioner's minor child namely, Master Mareedu Lohitaksha Manikanta, aged about 2 years, from the custody of the petitioner and illegally retaining him away from the petitioner as arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional, and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently issue direction to the respondent no.3 to produce the minor child namely, Master Mareedu Lohitaksha Manikanta, aged about 2 years before this Honble Court, upon such production, entrust the custody of the minor child to the petitioner being the mother of the child and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KOTA KRISHNA DEEPTHI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. CH S S V PRASAD 2. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA WRIT PETITION NO: 14901/2026 Order:- (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice K. Suresh Reddy) The present Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Habeas Corpus to produce the petitioner’s minor child, namely Master Mareedu Lohitaksha Manikanta, who is allegedly detained by respondent Nos.4 to 6. 2. Heard Ms. Kota Krishna Deepthi, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Ch. S.S.V. Prasad, learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.4 to 6 and Sri Krishna Praneeth, learned Assistant Government Pleader, appearing from the office of learned Advocate General. 3. Pursuant to the orders passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, dated 28.05.2026, respondent No.4 and the minor child, who is aged about 2 years, are produced before this Court and handed over the custody of the child to the petitioner. 4. In view of the same, the present Writ Petition is closed, granting liberty to the petitioner as well as respondent No.4 to work out their remedies before the appropriate Court, in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ K SURESH REDDY, J _____________________________ A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA, J Date:04.06.2026 MJA/TJN THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA WRIT PETITION NO: 14901/2026 (per Hon’ble Sri Justice K Suresh Reddy) 04.06.2026 MJA/TJN