APHC010703222025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3558]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA WRIT PETITION NO: 36074/2025 Between:

1. T HAGEERU MANJULA, W/ O. MUNISWARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC HOUSE HOLD, R/O.SADDIKUILAPALLY MADIGAPALLY VILLAGE, VEDURUKUPPAM MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, VEDURUKUPPAM POLICE STATION, VEDURUKUPPAM MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 2)

2. T HE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KARVETI NAGARAM CIRCLE, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 3).

3. T HE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NAGIRI, CHITOOR DISTRICT. 4)

4. T HE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 5).

5. T HE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BAKRAPETA POLICE STATION, BAKRAPET, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT.

6. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT,GUNTURDISTRICT. 7).

7. E RUVARAM CHANDU, W/O.RAM MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/O.NAGIRIPALLY MADHIGAPALLY VILLAGE, CHINNAGOTTIGALLU MANDAL, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT ...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 pleased toPleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus to direct the Respondents No.l to 5 to produce the daughter of the Petitioner named Thageeru Keerthi D / o. Muniswaraiah, aged about 17 years, R/o.Saddikullapally Madigapally Village, Vedurukuppam Mandal, Chittoor District before this Honhle Court and set her at liberty in the interest of Justice 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 implead the petitioner herein viz., T. Keerthi, D/o. T. Muneeswaraiah to implead as respondent No.8 in W.P.No. 36074/2025 of this Hon’ble Court and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following:

ORDER:- (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy)

This writ petition for Habeas Corpus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed by the petitioner seeking direction to official respondents 1 to 6 to produce the corpus by name Thageeru Keerthi, who is the minor daughter of the petitioner before the Court and then to set her at liberty.

2. Heard Sri K.Sazid, learned counsel, representing Sri P.Nagendra Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader attached to the office of learned Advocate General for official respondents 1 to 6.

3. As it is found from the material on record that the corpus is a minor and this writ petition is being disposing of with a direction to keep her in “One Stop Centre, Tirupati”, till she attains her age of majority, notice to respondent No.7 is dispensed with.

4. The corpus by name Thageeru Keerthi is the daughter of the petitioner. According to the petitioner, the corpus is aged about 17 years and she is a minor. It is alleged that the corpus was kidnapped by respondent No.7 on 09.12.2025 and since then, she has been in illegal custody of respondent No.7. Even though the petitioner has lodged a report with the police, they did not take appropriate action to trace the corpus and to give her custody to the petitioner. Therefore, the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking the aforesaid relief.

5. On 08.01.2026, when the matter came up for hearing before the Court, we have directed the 1^st respondent-Station House Officer, Vedurukuppam Police Station to produce the corpus before the Court today i.e. on 21.01.2026. Complying with the said direction, the corpus is produced before the Court today. We have personally interacted with the corpus in our Chambers in isolation. She has stated