Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : Date of uploading : APHC010181122026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE 9 THE HONOURABLE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO: 9183/2026 Between: 1. NIDIGUNTA ADI LAKSHMI, W/O NIDIGUNTA NARASIMHULU, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/O 2/119,POLERAMMA TEMPLE STREET, PE DISTRICT 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT. SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 522503 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NELLORE, 524001. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, 524003 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISIOON,KADAPA , KADAPA DT. 516002 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISONS, SPECIAL PRISON FOR IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE 9th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR CHINTALAPUDI WRIT PETITION NO: 9183/2026 NIDIGUNTA ADI LAKSHMI, W/O NIDIGUNTA NARASIMHULU, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/O 2/119,POLERAMMA TEMPLE STREET, PEDDA PADUGUPADU, SPSR NELLORE ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT. SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE THE SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISIOON,KADAPA , KADAPA THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISONS, SPECIAL PRISON FOR IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3601] SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR NIDIGUNTA ADI LAKSHMI, W/O NIDIGUNTA NARASIMHULU, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/O 2/119,POLERAMMA DDA PADUGUPADU, SPSR NELLORE ...PETITIONER THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT. SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE THE SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISIOON,KADAPA , KADAPA THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISONS, SPECIAL PRISON FOR WOMEN, KAAPA, Y.S.R. KADAPA DISTRICT. 516002 ...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 writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Habeas Corpus declaring action of the Respondents for the continued solitary confinement of the detenu by name Nidigunta Aruna D/o N.Narasimhulu Aged about 31 years R/o 2/119, Poleramma Temple Street, Pedda Padugupadu, SPSR Nellore District, since 10 days at the 4TH and 5TH Respondent Prison as illegal, arbitrary, in violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and unconstitutional and consequently direct the Respondents to forthwith release the detenu by name Nidigunta Aruna D/o N.Narasimhulu Aged about 31 years R/o 2/119, Poleramma Temple Street, Pedda Padugupadu, SPSR Nellore District from solitary confinement, be treated medically for mental trauma and award a cost of Rupees 10 lakhs and be pleased to pass 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 Respondent to forthwith release the detenu by name Nidigunta Aruna D/o N.Narasimhulu Aged about 31 years R/o 2/119, Poleramma Temple Street, Pedda Padugupadu, SPSR Nellore District from solitary confinement and be pleased to pass 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 facilitate medical treatment of the detenu by name Nidigunta Aruna D/o N.Narasimhulu Aged about 31 years R/o 2/119, Poleramma Temple Street, Pedda Padugupadu, SPSR Nellore District for mental trauma suffered in the solitary confinement, in the presence of family members and be pleased to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SYED KHADER MASTAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR CHINTALAPUDI WRIT PETITION NO: 9183/2026 ORDER: (per Ravi Nath Tilhari, J) Heard Sri Syed Khader Masthan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Keerthi Teja Kondaveeti, learned Government Pleader attached to the office of learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition has been rendered infructuous and the petition be dismissed as infructuous. 3. Learned Government Pleader for the respondents has no objection 4. Recording the said submission, 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 _____________________________________ PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR CHINTALAPUDI,J Dated:09.07.2026 AG THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR CHINTALAPUDI WRIT PETITION NO: 9183/2026 Dated:09.07.2026 AG