APHC010284332026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE 14 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO: 14784/2026 Between: 1. PERIKALA VENKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O. D. NO. 8 12, 3RD LANE, SITARAMANAGAR, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT 522004 ANDHRA PRADESH. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522504. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, OLD GUNTUR PS, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, LALAPET PS, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522001. 5. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, OLD GUNTUR PS, GUNTUR. GUNTUR DISTRICT - 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 to may be pleased to IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE 14th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR CHINTALAPUDI WRIT PETITION NO: 14784/2026 PERIKALA VENKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O. D. NO. 8 12, 3RD LANE, SITARAMANAGAR, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT 522004 ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522238. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, OLD GUNTUR PS, GUNTUR, - 522001. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, LALAPET PS, GUNTUR, GUNTUR THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, OLD GUNTUR PS, GUNTUR. - 522001 ...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 may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3601] THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR PERIKALA VENKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O. D. NO. 8-21- 12, 3RD LANE, SITARAMANAGAR, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT - ...PETITIONER PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, OLD GUNTUR PS, GUNTUR, THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, LALAPET PS, GUNTUR, GUNTUR THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, OLD GUNTUR PS, GUNTUR. ...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, Order or direction more particularly 2 one in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the Respondents No. 1 to 5 to produce Perikala Deepak Raj S/o Perikala Venkaiah, aged about 28 years, R/o D.No. 41-1-97, Ambedkar Nagar, 1st Line, VTC Colony, Kothapeta, Guntur, Guntur District - 522001, who is in wrongful confinement of the Respondents No. 2 to 5, before this Hon’ble court 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 may be pleased to direct Respondents 2 and 5 to immediately release Perikala Deepak Raj S/o Perikala Venkaiah, aged about 28 years, R/o D. No. 41-1-97, Ambedkar Nagar, 1st Line, VTC Colony, Kothapeta, Guntur, Guntur District - 522001, who is being kept in wrongful confinement, pending disposal of the main writ petition, and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K V ADITYA CHOWDARY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR CHINTALAPUDI WRIT PETITION NO: 14784/2026 ORDER: (per Ravi Nath Tilhari, J) The Writ Petition for Habeas Corpus has been filed by the petitioner seeking release of the detenue. 2. Sri K.V. Aditya Chowdary, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the detenue was remanded to judicial custody and the said submission was recorded in the order dated 15.06.2026 passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court. He further submits that the detenue has been granted bail and consequently the present Writ Petition has become infructuous. 3. 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: 14.07.2026 DSV