THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.33042 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed with the prayer, which reads as under: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is hereby prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the respondents in maintaining the rowdy sheet against the petitioner in Thimmapuram Police Station, East Godavari District, is illegal, arbitrary and in violation of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to close the rowdy sheet against the petitioner in Thimmapuram Police Station, East Godavari District.” It is the case of the petitioner that he was implicated in Crime No.40 of 2007 on the file of Thimmapuram Police Station, East Godavari District and charged for the offences under Sections 302, 307 IPC read with 34 IPC. After committal, the case was numbered as S.C.No.238 of 2008, in which, he was already acquitted by the criminal Court on 14.05.2010. It is also his further case that though subsequently, another crime was registered, it was closed on the ground that it was a mistake of fact. In spite of the same, rowdy sheet opened against him is being continued. On instructions, it is submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents that in the only case, in which, the petitioner was charge-sheeted, he was acquitted, another case registered against him was closed as mistake of fact and no other cases are pending against him. It is well settled that as per the Standing Orders of the Andhra Pradesh Police Manual, based on the solitary instance i.e. involvement in one crime, no rowdy sheet can be allowed to be opened. It is to be noticed that the petitioner was acquitted in S.C.No.238 of 2008, in which, he was charged for the offences under Sections 302, 307 IPC read with 34 IPC. In that view of the matter, in the absence of any further cases registered against the petitioner, there appears no basis for continuing the rowdy sheet opened against him. For the aforesaid reasons, the writ petition is allowed quashing the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner on the file of Thimmapuram Police Station, East Godavari District. However, it is made clear that if the petitioner involves in any further crime, this will not preclude the respondents to open fresh rowdy sheet against him. No order as to costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 31st DECEMBER, 2010. kvni