THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO WRIT PETITION No.6123 of 2009 ORDER: Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents. This Writ Petition was filed challenging the action of the respondents in opening and continuing the rowdy sheet No.484 of Yemminganur Town Police Station. The petitioner states that he is the native of Yemminganur Town and hails from respectable agricultural family. He was the Town Secretary of Yemminganur Town Congress Party and elected as Director of Yemminganur Town Co-operative Bank at Yemminganur. He is in the real estate business and in view of the rivalry in the business, he was foisted with several false cases. At the instance of the business rivals a rowdy sheet was opened in the year 2008 in the I Town (L&O) Police Station Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. Since the petitioner is a native of Yemminganur Town, it was transferred to Yemminganur Town Police Station, which was renumbered as 484 of 2008. The petitioner states that he was never involved in any criminal case within the jurisdiction of Yemminganur Police Station and no criminal case is pending against him. The opening and continuing of the rowdy sheet against him is contrary to the instructions contained in the Andhra Pradesh Police Manual. The petitioner submitted a representation to the second respondent on 21.12.2008 and when the said representation was not considered by the second respondent, the present Writ Petition was filed. Learned Government Pleader, on the basis of the instructions, submits that the petitioner was involved in the following criminal cases: “i. Cr.No.602/2007 U/s.120-B, 147, 148, 427, 307 r/w.149 IPC on the file of I Town L&O P.S.Rajahmundry. The case ended in acquittal on 12.5.2014 vide S.C.No.175/2010 before the Hon’ble I Additional Assistant Sessions Judge, Rajahmundry. ii. Cr.No.228/2008 U/s.464, 474 and 420 IPC on the file of Yemminganur P.S.Kurnool District. The case was referred as “FALSE” on 3.4.2009 before the Hon’ble JFCM Court, Yemminganur, Kurnool District. iii. Cr.No.41/2014 U/s.107 Cr.P.C. The Hon’ble Mandal Executive Magistrate, Yemminganur bound over the petitioner for his good behaviour on 18.3.2014 vide MC.No.10/2014.” As per the said instructions, the petitioner was acquitted in the first case on 12.5.2014 by the learned I Additional Assistant Sessions Judge, Rajahmundry, and the second case was referred as false. The third case in Cr.No.41 of 2014 is a case under Section 107 Cr.P.C and the Mandal Executive Magistrate, Yemminganur, bound over the petitioner on 18.03.2014 vide MC.No.10 of 2014. This Court categorically held that involvement in a lone case is not a ground for opening the rowdy sheet and continuing the same. In the circumstances, the second respondent is directed to consider the case of the petitioner in accordance with the law laid down by this Court and the standing instructions contained in the Andhra Pradesh Police Manual and pass appropriate orders for closure of rowdy sheet against the petitioner, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. The miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________________ (A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO, J) 23.09.2014 vs