THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO :14196 of 2009 DATED: 06-11-2009 Between: M.A.Imran. ..... PETITIONER And The Inspetor of Police, Lallaguda police station, Secunderabad &3 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Petitioner approached this Court and filed the present Writ Petition questioning the rowdy sheet opened against him in the year, 2005. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents. 3. The facts in brief are that a case in Cr.No.59 of 2005 was registered against the petitioner, who is arrayed as the 4th accused, for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC. He surrendered himself before the learned X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad and obtained regular bail. Because of the pendency of the said crime, it appears, a rowdy sheet has been opened against the petitioner on 07-11-2005. As it is causing any amount of inconvenience, the petitioner approached the authorities, particularly, the 3rd respondent-Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Zone, Secunderabad, and made a representation on 17-09-2008 requesting him to close the said rowdy sheet. However, as no orders have been passed so far petitioner approached this Court and filed the present Writ Petition. 4. On instructions, it is submitted that after completion of investigation police filed the charge sheet in the year, 2008 before the X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad and the same was returned on certain objections. Thereafter, the same was resubmitted after complying with the said objections and because of the pendency of the said case against the petitioner, the rowdy sheet is being continued. 5. I am unable to appreciate the stand taken by the respondents. In my considered view, pendency of a case, even for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC, cannot be a ground to open a rowdy sheet. It is only when the police are of the view that any accused is creating law and order problem, they can open a rowdy sheet. Further, here is a case where the crime has been registered as early as in the year, 2005 and the charge sheet is filed in the year, 2008 and the same was returned. All these cannot be said to be grounds for continuing the said rowdy sheet. As stated supra, if the petitioner is creating any law and order problem, then only a rowdy sheet can be opened and the same can be continued. However, that is not the stand taken by the respondents. Hence, the said rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner on 07-11-2005 is hereby quashed. 6. Accordingly, Writ Petition is allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ T.GOPALAKRISHNA,J 06th November, 2009. Note: Issue C.C. of the order by 09-11-2009. B/o Tsy