HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.30398 of 2010 Date: February 7, 2011 Between: Gairuboina Anjaneyulu, S/o.Venkateswarlu, aged about 50 years, R/o.Bethapudi village, Mangalagiri Mandal, Guntur District … Petitioner And The Station House Officer, Mangalagiri Rural Police Station, Mangalagiri, Guntur District and another … Respondents Order: Petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus declaring the action of respondents-Police, opening a rowdy sheet against him vide rowdy sheet No.164 dated 15-07-2008 on the file of Mangalagiri Rural Police Station, Mangalagiri, Guntur District, as illegal and arbitrary and consequential directions to close the same. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he has been acquitted in all the cases pursuant to registration of various crimes against him and in spite of the fact that no further crimes are registered against him during the year 2008, respondents-Police are mechanically continuing rowdy sheet against him, without any basis. Respondent No.1, Sub-Inspector of Police, Mangalagiri Rural Police Station, Guntur Town, has filed counter-affidavit on behalf of respondents. In the counter- affidavit, while denying the allegations of petitioner, it is stated that petitioner was involved in the following criminal cases: i) Cr.No.217/2006 U/Secs.147, 148, 324 r/w 149 IPC (compromised vide C.C.No.368/2006 before the Hon’ble Lok Adalath ii) Cr.No.115/2007 U/Secs.147, 148, 324, 307 r/w 149 IPC (ended in acquittal vide S.C.No.721/2008) iii) Cr.No.121/2007 under Sec.107 Cr.P.C. on the file of Mangalagiri Rural Police Station, Guntur District (case is pending before the Hon’ble Special Executive Magistrate, Guntur, vide MC.No.14/2007) iv) Cr.No.289/2007 U/Sec.107 Cr.P.C. on the file of SHO, Mangalagiri Rural Police Station (case is closed vide MC.No.33/2007) It is evident from the counter-affidavit filed by the respondents that totally four crimes are registered against the petitioner. As is stated in the counter-affidavit, Cr.No.217/2006 is compromised before the Lok Adalath. As regards Cr.Nos.115/2007 and 289/2007, Cr.No.115/2007 ended in acquittal vide S.C.No.721/2008 and Cr.No.289/2007 is closed vide M.C.No.33/2007. It is stated that except Cr.No.121/2007 on the file of Mangalagiri Police Station, no other crimes are pending against the petitioner. It is to be noted that under Section 107 Cr.P.C., two crimes are registered against the petitioner, one is Cr.No.289/2007 and the other is Cr.No.121/2007. Cr.No.289/2007 has already been closed. So far as Cr.No.121 of 2007 is concerned, it is to be noticed that the said crime is registered in the year 2007 and prescribed time for bind over had already expired. In that view of the matter and in absence of any further crimes registered against the petitioner, there appears no basis for continuing the rowdy sheet opened against him. Even as per the A.P. Police Standing Orders, once a rowdy sheet is opened, it is to be reviewed periodically at the end of every year. The same is provided to have a watch on the conduct of the persons against whom rowdy sheets are opened. For the aforesaid reasons, I see no valid ground in the action of respondents-Police, continuing the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner. Accordingly, rowdy sheet No.164 dated 15-07-2008 opened against the petitioner on the file of Mangalagiri Rural Police Station, Mangalagiri, Guntur District is hereby quashed. Writ petition is accordingly allowed. No order as to costs. However, it is made clear that if the petitioner involves himself in any further crimes, this order will not preclude respondents-Police from opening a rowdy- sheet afresh against the petitioner. ___________________ (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) February 7, 2011 MRR