IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8087 of 2007 Between: Koneru Nagendra Kumar, s/o Naga Bushanam, r/o D.No.6-99, SER Center, Prasadampadu (V), vijayawada, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada City, Krishna District. 3 The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Central Zone, Vijayawada City, Krishna District. 4 The Inspector of police, Anti Gunda Squad, Vijayawada City, krishna District. 5 The Station House Officer, Patamata Police Station, Vijayawada City, 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 issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in opening and continuing rowdy sheet against the petitioner and paying domiciliary visits to his house and business place asking repeatedly to appear before them as illegal, irregular without jurisdiction and violative of provisions of Andhra Pradesh Police Standing Orders and offends Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently set aside the rowdy sheet and not to interfere with his liberty in any manner in the interest of justice and pass such other order or orders as the Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. NIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: O R D E R:- The petitioner asserts that respondent Nos.2 to 5 opened rowdy sheet against him long ago alleging that he was involved in a Crime registered for the offences punishable under Sections 324, 384 and 448 read with 34 IPC and 7(1) of Criminal Amendment Act on the file of the 5th respondent-Station House Officer, Patamata Police Station, Vijayawada and another Crime for the offence punishable under Section 307 read with 34 IPC on the file of Gannavaram Police Station. It is the case of the petitioner that even though the said cases ended in acquittal, and even though no case is pending against him, yet the respondents are continuing the rowdy sheet opened against him, which is illegal and arbitrary. The 5th respondent filed counter affidavit in the year 2007 justifying the continuation of the rowdy sheet against the petitioner. It is admitted that the cases registered against the petitioner ended in acquittal, but contended that since the petitioner is indulging in settlement of private disputes, they are continuing the rowdy sheet. Since the counter was filed as far back as in the year 2007, this Court on 17.04.2009 directed the learned Government Pleader for Home to get instructions as to whether the petitioner is involved in any new cases and whether he is creating any law and order problem. Today, on instructions, the learned Government Pleader reported that as of now, no case is pending against the petitioner, and submitted that the respondents are going to close the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner. The submission of the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home that the petitioner is not involved in any case and no case is pending, is placed on record, and as agreed, the respondents are directed to close the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner, expeditiously. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 22nd April, 2009 bcj