THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY W.P.No.21030 of 2010 ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction by way of writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in opening and continuing a rowdy sheet bearing No. 72-A category on the file of I Town Police Station Tenali in Guntur District as illegal and arbitrary. It is the case of the petitioner that he was implicated in S.C.No.366 of 2008 arising out of Cr.No.40 of 2007 but after full fledged trial, he was acquitted of all the charges by the Sessions Court by judgment dated 26.12.2008. On the ground that he was involved in the above said crime the respondents have opened the rowdy sheet against the petitioner. The petitioner assails the same on the ground that it is not in conformity with the guidelines stipulated in the Police Standing Order 742 (presently, Police Standing Order 601). Learned counsel for the petitioner relied on the judgments of this Court in MAJID BABU AND ANOTHER v HOME SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF A. P. AND OTHERS[1] and S. SATYANARAYANA v STATE OF A.P.[2] and stated that unless the person is involved in atleast two or more offences, the police are not entitled to open the rowdy sheet in his name. Counter is filed by the Station House Officer, I Town Police Station, Tenali, Guntur District-second respondent herein. From a perusal of the same, it is clear that the petitioner is involved in only one case in Crime No.40 of 2007 registered for the offences under Sections 120(B), 307, 302 read with 34 I.P.C. on the file of Tenali, I Town Police Station. From the averments in the counter it is clear that except that case, the petitioner is not involved in any other case and with regard to Cr.No.40 of 2007 he was acquitted by the competent Court. In that view of the matter, the action of the police authorities in continuing the rowdy-sheet in the name of the petitioner is legally unsustainable. It is brought to the notice of this Court that co-accused filed W.P.No.16330 of 2010 before this Court and this Court by order dated 30.07.2010 allowed the writ petition. Under the circumstances, the writ petition is allowed directing the respondents to close Rowdy Sheet No. 72-A category opened against the petitioner. Further it is made clear that if the petitioner involves in any other offence, this order will not preclude the respondents to open a fresh rowdy sheet against him. R. SUBHASH REDDY,J Dt. 15.12.2010 Lvl THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY W.P.No.21030 of 2010 Dt. 15.12.2010 [1] 1987 (2) ALT 904 [2] 1999 (8) ALT 249