IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3574 of 2008 Between: J. Venkateswarlu … Petitioner AND The Station House Officer, Gospadu Police Station, Kurnool district & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri P. Nagendra Reddy Counsel for the respondents : AGP for Home This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3574 of 2008 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in proposing to open rowdy sheet against the petitioner, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and contrary to Standing Order No.601 of the Police Manual. Heard Sri P. Nagendra Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. A perusal of the record shows that the petitioner was involved in four cases registered in the years 2004, 2006 and 2007 and he was acquitted in all those cases. However, the police registered crime No.19 of 2008 under Section 110 (e)(g) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Mandal Executive Magistrate, Gospadu Mandal, made the petitioner to execute a bond for keeping good behaviour for a period of six months from 18.02.2008 vide MC.No.5 of 2008. In the counter-affidavit it is mentioned that proposals have been sent by respondent No.2 to respondent No.3 for opening rowdy sheet against the petitioner and that no action has been taken so far. Inasmuch as all the criminal cases, in which the petitioner was involved, ended in his acquittal and he was bound over on 18.02.2008 for keeping good behaviour for a period of six months, I deem it just and proper to direct the respondents to defer opening of rowdy sheet till the period of six months stipulated in MC.No.5 of 2008 on the file of Mandal Executive Magistrate, Gospadu Mandal expired. If before the end of the said period or thereafter the petitioner involves himself in any fresh offence, it shall then be open to the respondents to open the rowdy sheet. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.4663 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is dismissed. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 17.03.2008 ES