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Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : 24.06.2026 Date of uploading : 02.07.2026 APHC010233982026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3562] WEDNESDAY, THE 24th DAY OF JUNE 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA WRIT PETITION NO: 12126/2026 Between:
1. DARA RAVI, , S/O. LATE DARA SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, OCC BUILDING WORKER, R/O D.NO.7-431, NEHRU COLONY, JAGGAMPETA VILLAGE, JAGGAMPETA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT - 533435, PRESENTLY R/O. D.NO.41-2-297, ARUNDATHI NAGAR, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522001. ...PETITIONER AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,
HOME DEPARTMENT,
SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS,AT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT -
522239. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT-
522002. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR DIVISION, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT- 522001. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PEDDAKAKANI POLICE STATION, PEDDAKAKANI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522509. 2 (RNT,J & SS,J W.P. NO.12126 OF 2026)
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GORANTLA CHINNA ANKAMMARAO, S/O. NOT KNOWN AGE NOT KNOWN, R/O. AGATHAVARAPADU VILLAGE, PEDDAKAKANI MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522509
...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 an order, writ or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of Habeas Corpus declaring the action of the respondent police detaining of detenue i.e., petitioners wife namely Gorantia Venkata Girija, W/o.Dara Ravi, D/o.G.Chinna Ankammarao, aged about 19 years, R/o. Agathavarapadu Village, Peddakakani Mandal, Guntur District - 522509 from his custody from 23.04.2026 and not handing over petitioners legally wedded wife to him though tried to make complaint about the same not allowing the petitioner to make complaint also and restricting to contact her either personally or through phone is illegal and arbitrary and unconstitutional and violative of Article 14, 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct respondent police to produce detenue i.e., petitioners wife namely Gorantia Venkata Girija, W/o.Dara Ravi, D/o.G.Chinna Ankammarao, aged about 19 years, R/o. Agathavarapadu Village, Peddakakani Mandal, Guntur District - 522509 before this Honble Court and proceed in accordance with law and pass such 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 Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. P NARAHARI BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following:
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ORDER :-(per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari)
Sri P.Narahari Babu, learned counsel for the writ petitioner, submits that the detenue is now living along with the writ petitioner, and therefore, the writ petition has been rendered infructuous. 2. Recording the submission as aforesaid, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall also stand closed.
____________________ RAVI NATH TILHARI, J
______________________ SUBHENDU SAMANTA, J Date :24.06.2026. RPD. Whether the order is : Speaking
✔ Reasoned
Reportable
Non-Reportable
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141 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA
(DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS)
WRIT PETITION NO: 12126 of 2026
Date : 24.06.2026
RPD.