IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 27718 of 2009 Between: Md. Mustafa ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Superintendent of Police, Khammam and others. .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 27718 of 2009 ORDER : According to the petitioner, the respondents opened a rowdy sheet against him in a casual manner without there being any case registered against him. Subsequent to the opening of the rowdy sheet, the respondents also registered four cases against him with an intention to prevent me from acting as Election Agent. Later, after full trial, he was acquitted by the competent Criminal Court in all the cases. However, as the respondents did not close the rowdy sheet opened against him, he is unable to pursue his political activities, further, the police officials are interfering with his peaceful life and liberty. Aggrieved by the action of the respondents, the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home. 3. This Court on 21-12-2009, while ordering notice before admission, adjourned the matter granting time to the learned Government Pleader for Home to get instructions. On instructions, the learned Government Pleader for Home submitted that there are six cases registered against the petitioner. But, however, according to him, in five cases, the petitioner was acquitted, but one case is pending and in that connection, the petitioner’s presence is required. 4. May be it is true that the petitioner was involved in a number of cases, but in view of the acquittals recorded by the competent criminal Court, it cannot be said that the continuance of rowdy sheet is required. Further, though there is one case pending against the petitioner, for that reason only, there is no need to continue the rowdy sheet. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed and the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner in the year 2001, on the file of II Town police station, Khammam, Khammam District, is hereby quashed. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ 27th January, 2010 kvr