IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.27166 of 2009 BETWEEN Akber Ali Khan. ... PETITIONER AND The Commissioner of Police and another. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. K.R. SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order: ORDER: Petitioner seeks a Mandamus to declare the continuation of rowdy sheet opened against him bearing No.824/MC.DIV/06 dated 20.12.2006, despite closure of criminal case as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, seeks closure of the rowdy sheet. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents. The second respondent filed counter affidavit. 3. Counter filed by the second respondent discloses that Cr.No.237of 2007 ended in acquittal of the petitioner, but there are other instances mentioned to show that under Section 107 of the Criminal Procedure Code apprehending breach of trust, respondent No.2 had opened a rowdy sheet against the petitioner and the petitioner’s allegation that he is being summoned to the police station was denied and it is also stated that the petitioner has not been detained, as alleged. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner points out the order of this Court in WP.No.26953 of 2009 dated 08.10.2010 wherein in similar circumstances another co-accused, along with the petitioner, who was also involved in Cr.No.237 of 2007, referred to above, had sought a similar relief as in the present case. 5. By the aforesaid order, this Court held as follows: “Though the murder case registered against the petitioner and others ended in acquittal, it does not entitle the petitioner to seek closure of rowdy sheet opened and continued against him. However, since no other serious cases have been registered against the petitioner subsequent to closure of the murder case registered against him, the 2nd respondent-Inspector of Police, Mirchowk Police Station, Hyderabad, is directed to examine the case of the petitioner as to whether the rowdy sheet continued against him on the file of Mirchowk Police Station can be closed, and pass appropriate orders within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. In the circumstances, there shall be a similar order with a direction to the second respondent to examine the case of the petitioner with respect to continuation of the rowdy sheet and pass appropriate orders within three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J December 31, 2010 DSK