WP/15354/2026 of Kagithala Lakshmi SanthaKumari Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh on 14 June 2026

1. KAGITHALA LAKSHMI SANTHAKUMARI, W/O SRI KAGITHALASRINIVASARAO, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O D.NO.6- 198, 9TH WARD, PETERU VILLAGE,REPALLEMANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522265.

2. TIRUVEEDHULAVENKATARATRIA MALA,, W/O SRI TIRUVEEDHULASUBBARAO, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/O D.NO.11-444B/1,

REVENUE WARD NO.11, NCC ROAD, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522503.

...PETITIONER(S) AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF HOME SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522238.

2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH O/O. DGP, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522502.

3. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL, ELURU RANGE, ELURU DISTRICT-534006.

4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ELURU DISTRICT, ELURU- 534006.

5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522004.

6. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA CITY, NTR DISTRICT-520001.

7. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, ELURU LAW AND ORDER POLICE STATION, ELURU DISTRICT-534001.

8. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, VIJAYAWADA LAW AND ORDER POLICE STATION NTR KRISHNA DISTRICT-520001.

9. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CRIME CENTRAL STATION (CCS)

POLICE ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT-534006.

...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 direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS directing the respondents to produce the detenues i.e., the 1st Petitioner's husband namely Sri Kagithala Srinivasa Rao and the 2nd Petitioner's husband namely Sri Tiruveedhula Subbarao forthwith before this Hon'ble Court and consequently to take appropriate action against the Respondents involved for illegal detention of the Petitioners husbands as illegal, arbitrary, high-handed, contrary to law, violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India pleased to direct the Respondents to produce the detenues i.e., the 1st Petitioner’s husband namely Sri Kagithala Srinivasa Rao and the 2 nd Petitioner’s husband namely Sri Tiruveedhula Subbarao forthwith before this Hon’ble Court pleased to direct the Respondents to preserve the CCTV Footages of Vijayawada and Eluru Law and Order Police Stations from 08.06.2025 on wards to ascertain the facts and continued detention pleased to direct the Respondents to conduct medical examination of the detenues i.e., the 1st Petitioner’s husband namely Sri Kagithala Srinivasa Rao and the 2nd Petitioner's husband namely Sri TiruveedhulaSubbarao, in the presence of the advocate commissioner appointed by this Hon’ble Court forthwith to submit a report to this Hon’ble Court Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. BHARGAV THIMMARAJU Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL

The Court made the following Order: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao)

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the detenues are set at liberty and are moving about freely.

In the circumstances, nothing further survives in this Writ Petition and it is accordingly, closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.

________________________ R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J

_________________ T.C.D. SEKHAR, J

Date:15.06.2026

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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO

AND

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR

WRIT PETITION No.15354 of 2026 (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao)

15.06.2026

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