SHAMEEM AKTHER, N.TUKARAMJI
K. Rajeswari W/o Sri K. Chandraiah – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
ORDER :
1. Smt. K. Rajeswari, the petitioner, has filed this Habeas Corpus petition on behalf of her son Kolipaka @ Kokku Rakesh S/o Chandraiah @ Ramchandram, the detenu, challenging the detention order vide C. No. 102/PDC/KNR/2021, dated 27.05.2021, passed by the respondent No. 2, whereby, the detenu was detained under Section 3(2) of the Telangana Preventive Detention Act, 1986 (Act 1 of 1986) and the consequential confirmation order vide G.O.Rt. No. 1656, General Administration [Spl. (Law and Order)] Department, Government of Telangana, dated 24.07.2021, passed by respondent No. 1.
2. Heard Sri Ashok Anand Kumar, learned senior counsel appearing for Sri B. Rajeshwar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri A. Manoj Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the learned Additional Advocate General for the respondents and perused the record.
3. The case of the petitioner is that relying on three crimes registered against the detenu in the years 2020 and 2021 i.e. Crime Nos.186 of 2020, 74 of 2021 and 83 of 2021 of PS LMD Colony and Karimnagar-I Town
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