IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1701 of 2008 Between: Challa Naga Raju … Petitioner AND The Superintendent of Police, Guntur, Guntur District & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Posani Venkateswarlu Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Home This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1701 of 2008 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondent Police in opening and continuing History Sheet No.646 against the petitioner, as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional. Heard Sri Posani Venkateswarlu, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the petitioner averred that he was accused No.3 in crime No.93 of 1997 of Lalapet Law and Order Police Station, Guntur, registered under Sections 302 and 148 IPC, that based on his involvement in the said case, History Sheet was opened against him on 17.07.1998 by order dated 08.07.1998 passed by respondent No.1 and as he was residing within the jurisdiction of respondent No.3 police station, his History Sheet was transferred to the said police station. The petitioner further pleaded that he was falsely implicated in the said case and was eventually acquitted by the learned VII Additional Sessions Judge, Guntur, in S.C.No.127 of 2000 by judgment dated 04.03.2003. He also averred that he was falsely implicated in another crime, namely, crime No.343 of 1998 by respondent No.3 police station, which was registered for offences under Sections 323 and 506 IPC and that the said crime also ended in acquittal long time back. The petitioner asserted that no crime is pending against him as on today. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he was acquitted in both the criminal cases long time back, the respondents are continuing History Sheet against him. In the counter-affidavit filed by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Guntur, the fact that the petitioner was acquitted in the abovementioned two cases has not been denied. It is also admitted that at present no case is pending against him. I have carefully considered the record produced by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home and I am of the view that since the two criminal cases, in which the petitioner was involved, ended in his acquittal long time back, I do not see any justification for continuing the History Sheet against him as at present. The respondents are therefore directed to close the History Sheet/Rowdy Sheet against the petitioner with liberty to them to reopen the same if the petitioner is found involved in any criminal case in future. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.2104 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 09.04.2008 ES