APHC010142632026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3558]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA WRIT PETITION NO: 7640/2026 Between:

1. TEEGIREDDI DURGA PRASAD,, S/O. VENKATESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/O. AR MANZIL, 1-98/61/A, NAVABHARAT NAGAR, GUTTALA BEGUMPET, PEDDAMMA NAGAR, BORABANDA, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA STATE-500114.

...PETITIONER AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS, AND FISHERIES, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT -

522238.

2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT, AMALAPURAM-533201.

3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, RAZOLE POLICE STATION, RAZOLE, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT-533242.

4. VELUGOTLA SRINIVAS, S/O.NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, AGED MAJOR, R/O. D.NO.7-153, SIVAKODU PALEM, RAZOLE, DR.

B.R. AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT-533242.

...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 to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of HABEAS CORPUS to produce Smt. Udaya Sirisha, W/o T. Durga Prasad bearing Aadhaar No.7817 7221 3340 from the illegal custody of the 4th Respondent before this Hon’ble Court and to hand over to the Petitioner, in the interest of justice, and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. SAI GANGADHAR CHAMARTY Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following:

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

Heard Mr. Sai Gangadhar Chamarty, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader attached to the office of the learned Advocate General appearing for official respondent Nos.1 to 3. Ms. Nimmagadda Revathi, learned counsel submits that she has filed vakalat for unofficial respondent No.4 in the Registry today with USR.No.40050 of 2026. Registry is directed to print the name of Ms. Nimmagadda Revathi, learned counsel for respondent No.4. Heard Ms. Nimmagadda Revathi, learned counsel for respondent No.4.

2. This writ petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India, for Habeas Corpus, is filed seeking direction to the 4^th respondent to produce the corpus before the Court, who is alleged to have been in illegal custody of the 4^th respondent and then to set her at liberty.

3. When the matter came up for admission on 23.03.2026, learned Assistant Government Pleader took notice for official respondent Nos.1 to 3 and requested time to seek instructions. While issuing notice to unofficial respondent No.4 and directing the 3^rd respondent-Station House Officer of Razole Police Station to produce the corpus by name Udaya Sirisha before the Court today, the matter is ordered to be listed today.

4. Today the corpus is produced before the Court by the 3^rd respondent-

Station House Officer of Razole Police Station.

5. According to the case pleaded by the petitioner, he and the corpus are in love with each other and both of them got married on 16.12.2023, as per Hindu Rites and Customs at Arya Samaj, Hyderabad of Telangana State. After solemnisation of the said marriage, their marriage was also registered in the Registrar Office of Rajanagaram of East Godavari District, on 29.12.2023 and a marriage certificate to that effect was also issued to them. Thereafter, they lived together in Hyderabad till January, 2024. While so, the corpus has left for her parents house to attend the Sankranthi festival, 2024 and thereafter, she was not permitted by the 4^th respondent, who is her father, to join the petitioner. When the petitioner enquired, he was informed that their marriage was not accepted by the parents of the corpus and she was illegally detained in their residence by her parents. After comin