Kagithala Lakshmi SanthaKumari v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
WP/15354/2026 · 2026-06-14
R Raghunandan Rao, T C D Sekhar
body2026
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APHC010291382026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3529] MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT PETITION NO: 15354/2026 Between:
1. KAGITHALA LAKSHMI SANTHAKUMARI, W/O SRI KAGITHALASRINIVASARAO, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O D.NO.6- 198, 9TH WARD, PETERU VILLAGE,REPALLEMANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522265. 2. TIRUVEEDHULAVENKATARATRIA MALA,, W/O SRI TIRUVEEDHULASUBBARAO, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/O D.NO.11-444B/1,
REVENUE WARD NO.11, NCC ROAD, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522503. ...PETITIONER(S) AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
DEPARTMENT OF HOME SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522238. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH O/O. DGP, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522502. 3. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL, ELURU RANGE, ELURU DISTRICT-534006. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ELURU DISTRICT, ELURU-
534006. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522004. 6. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA CITY, NTR DISTRICT-520001. 7. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, ELURU LAW AND ORDER POLICE STATION, ELURU DISTRICT-534001. 8. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, VIJAYAWADA LAW AND ORDER POLICE STATION NTR KRISHNA DISTRICT-520001. 9. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CRIME CENTRAL STATION (CCS)
POLICE ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT-534006.
...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 or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS directing the respondents to produce the detenues i.e., the 1st Petitioner's husband namely Sri Kagithala Srinivasa Rao and the 2nd Petitioner's husband namely Sri Tiruveedhula Subbarao forthwith before this Hon'ble Court and consequently to take appropriate action against the Respondents involved for illegal detention of the Petitioners husbands as illegal, arbitrary, high-handed, contrary to law, violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India 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 pleased to direct the Respondents to produce the detenues i.e., the 1st Petitioner’s husband namely Sri Kagithala Srinivasa Rao and the 2 nd Petitioner’s husband namely Sri Tiruveedhula Subbarao forthwith before this Hon’ble Court IA NO: 2 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 pleased to direct the Respondents to preserve the CCTV Footages of Vijayawada and Eluru Law and Order Police Stations from 08.06.2025 on wards to ascertain the facts and continued detention IA NO: 3 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 pleased to direct the Respondents to conduct medical examination of the detenues i.e., the 1st Petitioner’s husband namely Sri Kagithala Srinivasa Rao and the 2nd Petitioner's husband namely Sri TiruveedhulaSubbarao, in the presence of the advocate commissioner appointed by this Hon’ble Court forthwith to submit a report to this Hon’ble Court Counsel for the Petitioner(S):
1.
BHARGAV THIMMARAJU Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL
The Court made the following Order: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao)
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the detenues are set at liberty and are moving about freely. In the circumstances, nothing further survives in this Writ Petition and it is accordingly, closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J
_________________ T.C.D. SEKHAR, J
Date:15.06.2026 MJA
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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO
AND
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR
WRIT PETITION No.15354 of 2026 (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao)
15.06.2026
MJA