JUDGMENT :

Ravi Nath Tilhari, J.

Heard Smt.Santhi Sree Vallabhaneni, learned Legal Aid Counsel, appearing for the petitioner and Sri J.Krishna Praneeth, learned Assistant Government Pleader, attached to the office of learned Additional Advocate General, appearing for respondents 1 to 4 and 6.

2. The aforesaid W.P.No.18034 of 2026 was registered on the representation / letter sent by the petitioner to the Hon'ble The Chief Justice through the Registry.

3. The petitioner send letter dated 28.06.2026 is being reproduced as under:

“TO
THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
AND HIS COMPANION JUDGES,
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH,
AMARAVATI.

FROM
Vasabhaktula Swathi
W/o Tanuku Ravi Kumar,
R/o D.No.78-1-3, Vynatheya Apartment,
Syamala Nagar, Rajamahendravaram (Rajahmundry),
Andhra Pradesh.

Swathi Ph.no:- 8688360995

SUBJECT: Letter Petition seeking issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to trace and produce my two minor children, Tanuku Charan and Tanuku Dansuh Vahin.

RESPECTED LORDSHIP,

I, Vasabhaktula Swathi, wife of Sri Tanuku Ravi Kumar, most humbly and respectfully submit the following facts for the kind and urgent intervention of this Hon'ble Court.

I am legally wedded to Sri Tanuku Ravi Kumar, S/o Veera Bhadra, who is a permanent resident of Rajamahendravaram. Following our marriage, we resided together at D.No. 37-10-157/1, Ayyappa Nagar, Visakhapatnam.

Out of our wedlock, we are blessed with two male children. Until the incident detailed below, both minor children were in my care and custody.

Their details are as follows:

Tanuku Charan (Aadhaar No: 3639 6283 6625)

Tanuku Dansuh Vahin (Aadhaar No: 6181 0990 5222)

Recently, my husband, Sri Tanuku Ravi Kumar, became involved in a criminal proceeding. A case has been registered against him by the Rajamahendravaram CID Police under Crime No. 22/2024.

In an attempt to abscond and escape the ongoing police investigation and imminent legal consequences, my husband fled. In the process of doing so, he unlawfully and forcibly removed both of my minor children from my lawful care and custody.

Presently, the whereabouts of my husband and my two minor children are completely unknown. Despite my most strenuous efforts, I have not been able to trace them. As a mother, I am in a state of severe mental agony and harbor grave apprehensions regarding the safety, welfare, and physical well-being of my young boys while they are in the custody of an absconding individual evading the law.

PRAYER

In light of the above exceptional and urgent circumstances, I humbly pray that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to treat this letter as a Writ Petition of Habeas Corpus and issue appropriate directions/writs to the concerned police authorities (including the CID Police, Rajamahendravaram) to:

Trace and secure the presence of my two minor children, Tanuku Charan ard Tanuku Dansuh Vahin.

Produce the minor children before this Hon'ble Court.

Restore the lawful custody of the minor children to me, their mother and natural guardian.

Pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice and the welfare of the minor children.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

Vasabhaktuta Swathi 

Date: 28-06-2026

Place: Rajamahendravaram”

4. On 23.07.2026, the following order was passed by this Bench:

“This Writ Petition was registered as a 'Taken-up Writ Petition' on the representation/letter of the writ petitioner, addressed to the Hon'ble Chief Justice, received in the Registry, stating that she is the mother of two minor children, namely, (i) Tanuku Dansuh Vahin, aged 12 years, and (ii) Tanuku Charan Rajeev, aged 10 years, and that they are in the custody of her husband. There were certain criminal cases pending against the husband. The whereabouts of the husband, so also the minor children, were completely unknown to the petitioner.

2. The matter has been listed before this Bench under the orders of the Hon'ble Chief Justice.

3. Sri J. Krishna Praneeth, learned Assistant Government Pl