APHC010342282026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE 28th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR CHINTALAPUDI WRIT PETITION NO: 18195 OF 2026 Between: 1. KORASHIKA VENKATESWARA RAO, S/o Subbaiah, Aged 55 years, Occ. Cultivation, R/o HNo. 7-70, Satravapalem Village, Machilipatnam Town, Krishna District. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its PrI. Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur-522501. 2. Superintendent of Police, Krishna District, Machilipatnam-521 001. 3. Station House Officer, Bandar Taluka Police Station, Krishna District- 521001. ...Respondents 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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS directing the respondents 2 and 3 to produce petitioner's Son namely Korashika Subramanyeswara Rao, Aged 28 years, R/o HNo. 7- 70, Satravapalem Village, his friend 2) Kolia Ganesh S/o Kondababu, Aged 25 years. Pvt. Employee, R/o Narayanapuram Colony, Machilipatnam Town, Krishna District and another friend namely 3) Revanth Sai S/o Not Known to Petitioner, Aged 25 years, Occ. Pvt. Employee, R/o Edepalli Village, Machilipatnam Town, Krishna District and consequently direct the respondents to set the 3 detenus free from illegal detention of the 3rd respondent and not to interfere in any manner with personal liberty of the detenus and 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 respondents 2 and 3 to produce petitioner's Son namely Korashika Subramanyeswara Rao, Aged 28 years, R/o HNo: 7-70, Satravapalem Village; his friend 2) Kolia Ganesh S/o Kondababu, Aged 25 years. Pvt. Employee, R/o Narayanapuram Colony, Machilipatnam Town, Krishna District; and another friend namely 3) Revanth Sai S/o Not Known to Petitioner, Aged 25 years, Occ: Pvt. Employee, R/o Edepalli Village, Machilipatnam Town, Krishna District from the illegal custody of the 3rd respondent and set the detenus free pending disposal of the above writ petition and 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 Respondent No: 2 and 3 to preserve CCTV footage and produce CCTV Footage of 3rd respondent police station from 30.06.2026 from 03:00pm to till they are produced before this Hon’ble Court and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: M SOLOMON RAJU Counsel for the Respondents: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following order: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR CHINTALAPUDI WRIT PETITION NO: 18195 OF 2026 ORDER: (per Ravi Nath Tilhari, J) Previously a Co-ordinate Bench passed the detailed order on 04.07.2026 & 06.07.2026 and pursuant thereto the record was produced. The aforesaid order was passed as the learned counsel for the petitioner disputed the date of arrest and had submitted that the detenu was not produced before the Magistrate within 24 hours, whereas the submission advanced by learned Assistant Government Pleader was that the detenu was arrested on 03.07.2026 and was produced before the Magistrate concerned within 24 hours and had been remanded to the Judicial custody. 2. Today, Sri Bilaal Ahmed Syed, learned counsel representing Sri M.Soloman Raju, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the detenu has already been remanded by the concerned Magistrate and so there is no illegal detention. He further submits that the writ petition may be closed, as the petitioner would seek bail remedy. 3. Considering the submissions advanced and the request made and as the detenu has already been remanded to judicial custody and as there is no challenge to the remand order, it cannot be said that the alleged detenu is in any illegal detention so as to continue the writ of Habeas Corpus any more. The writ petition is closed. It is open to the petitioner/detenu to seek such other remedy as may be open under law and as may be advised. 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: 28.07.2026 AG 26 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR CHINTALAPUDI WRIT PETITION NO: 18195/2026 Dated: 28.07.2026 AG