AND WRIT PETITION NO.25751 OF 2024 ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice P.SAM KOSHY The present is the Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking for issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus preferred by the petitioner calling for the production of the alleged detenue viz., Ms.Rathod Santhoshi, aged about 16 years, Daughter of Sri Rathod Pratap/petitioner, before the Court, who is said to have been allegedly eloped by respondent No.5.

2. On the previous date of hearing, Mr.Swaroop Oorilla, learned Special Government Pleader attached to the office of the learned Advocate General, intimated that they have track down the detenue at Jammu and efforts are being made to bring the detenue and respondent No.5 back. Accordingly, the matter was ordered to be taken up today.

3. Today the matter was taken in chamber and the Bench had an interaction with the alleged detenue who was presented by the State Authorities. According to the detenue, coming to know about the First Information Report (FIR) having opened against respondent No.5, they have decided to come back to Hyderabad and accordingly, they came to Hyderabad by Train and reached Hyderabad on 19.09.2024. Immediately,