IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 24249 of 2004 Between: K.Vamsi Krishna, s/o K.Buchibabu, Permanent resident of PENAMALURU, Vijayawada, Krishna District, presently G-1 Brooklin Apartments, Begumpet, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2 The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 3 The Station House Officer, Penamaluru Police Station, Penamaluru, Vijayawada, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents to continue the Rowdy Sheet from 1997 till today, without any case proved in the court of law, nor pending, and on humanitarian grounds, consider the petitioner case and close the rowdy sheet against him and pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner:MISS.INDIRA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: None appears for the petitioner. The petitioner seeks to issue a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in continuing the rowdy sheet from 1997 till today, without there being any case proved or pending, as illegal and arbitrary. As per the Standing Order 602.2 of the A.P. Police Manual, Part-I, Volume-II merely because a suspect/rowdy, having a history sheet, is not figuring as accused in the previous 5 years after the last case in which he was involved, it should not precluded the SP/DCP/CP to continue his history sheet if SP/DCP/CP is of the considered view that his activities are prejudicial to the maintenance of public order or one affecting peace and tranquility in the area or the victims are not coming forward to give complaint against him on account of threat from him. Having regard to the facts of the case, I am of the opinion that it is for the authority concerned to consider and review the rowdy sheet pending against the petitioner keeping in view the aforesaid police standing orders. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to make a representation before the second respondent for closure of the rowdy sheet pending against him and on filing such representation, the second respondent may consider and dispose of the same in accordance with the aforesaid provisions of the A.P. Police Manual, Part-I, Volume-II, after calling the remarks from the 3rd respondent. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. Date:01.05.2008 Ccm To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RS}