IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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Between:

1. C. Ammuda, W/o. B. Chandra Shekar,

aged about 46 years, House Wife,

Resident of Rasana Palle, Gudipala Mandal,

Chittoor District.

...Petitioner

And

$1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Chief Secretary,

General Administration (Law and Order) Dept., Secretariat, Velagapudi

Village, Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh.

2. The Collector and District Magistrate, Chittoor, Chittoor District.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Chitoor, Chitoor District, Kadapa, YSR

Kadapa District.

4. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Kadapa YSR Kadapa District.

… Respondents

Date of Judgment pronounced on : 26-09-2025

HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO

HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D. SEKHAR

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*IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO + W.P.No.19256 of 2025 % Dated: 26-09-2025

1. C. Ammuda, W/o.B. Chandra Shekar, aged about 46 years, House Wife, Resident of Rasana Palle, Gudipala Mandal, Chittoor District.

...petitioner And $1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Chief Secretary, General Administration (Law and Order) Dept., Secretariat, Velagapudi Village, Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh.

2. The Collector and District Magistrate, Chittoor, Chittoor District.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Chittoor, Chittoor District, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District.

4. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Kadapa YSR Kadapa District.

… Respondents ! Counsel for Petitioner : Sri S. Dushyanth Reddy ^Counsel for Respondents : Sri Kirthi Teja Kondaveeti, the learned Government Pleader appearing in the office of the learned Advocate General

>HEAD NOTE:

? Cases referred:

1 2008 3 ALT 563:2008 2 ALD (Crl) 233:2008 Crl.J.3123

2 (2020) 16 SCC 127:2020 SCC Online SC 288

3 (2021) 20 SCC 98:2021 SCC Online SC 109

4(2023) SCC Online SC 374

5 (1969) 1 SCC 433 6 (1969) 3 SCC 400 7 (1988) 4 SCC 490

8(1991) 4 SCC 39 9(1995) 4 SCC 51

10(1970) 1 SCC 219 11(1991) 1 SCC 476

12 (2020) 16 SCC 127

13 (1975) 3 SCC 198 APHC010381342025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3529]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY,THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT PETITION NO: 19256/2025 Between:

1. C. Ammuda, W/o. B. Chandra Shekar, aged about 46 years, House Wife, Resident of Rasana Palle, Gudipala Mandal, Chittoor District.

...Petitioner And

1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Chief Secretary, General Administration (Law and Order) Dept., Secretariat, Velagapudi Village, Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh.

2. The Collector and District Magistrate, Chittoor, Chittoor District.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Chitoor, Chitoor District, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District.

4. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Kadapa YSR Kadapa District.

… 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 to issue a Writ of Habeas corpus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India directing the respondents to produce Detenue B. Chandra Shekar, S/o. Late Bhoopalan, aged about 51 years presently detained in Central Prison, Kadapa before this Honourable court and he may be ordered to be released forthwith/set at liberty after declaring his detention vide REV- CSEC0PDL(PRC)/1/2025-MAGL4, dated 05.06.2025 passed by the 2nd Respondent as confirmed in G.O.Rt.No.1326, General Administration (Law and Order) Department, dated 14.07.2025 passed by the 1st respondent after receiving the report of the advisory board dated 27.06.2025 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and void and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. S DUSHYANTH REDDY Counsel for the Responden