IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND NINE WRIT PETITION No.14212 of 2009 Between: Farooqullah Kahan. … Petitioner And: The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad and three others. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri K.Suresh Reddy. Counsel for the Respondents: AGP for Home. This Court made the following: ORDER:- The petitioner filed this Writ Petition challenging the opening of rowdy sheet against him by respondent No.3. The petitioner was involved in Crime No.64 of 2006 of Chandrayangutta Police Station, registered for the offence under Section 302 read with Section 34, IPC, wherein he was arrayed as A.3. After committal, the case was registered as Sessions Case No.298 of 2008 on the file of the VII Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad. The petitioner pleaded that the said case ended in his acquittal, vide: Judgment dated 6-3-2009. The grievance of the petitioner is that even after his acquittal, the rowdy sheet opened against him, on the sole basis of his involvement in the above-mentioned criminal case, has not been closed. In the written instructions submitted by respondent No.4 to the learned Government Pleader for Home, which is placed before the Court by the learned Assistant Government Pleader at the hearing, it is admitted that the petitioner was acquitted of the above mentioned criminal case; that the petitioner changed his residence to Shalibanda from his earlier place of residence, which was coming under Chandrayangutta Police Station limits, after opening of the rowdy sheet on 5-10-2006; and that, accordingly, the rowdy sheet was transferred to Shalibanda Police Station on 4-12-2008. It is also stated therein that there is no case pending against the petitioner. In view of the above admitted fact that no criminal case is pending against the petitioner after his acquittal in the Sessions Case referred to above, there is no legal justification for the respondents to continue the rowdy sheet against the petitioner. Therefore, the Writ Petition is allowed. Respondent No.4 is directed to close the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner forthwith. --------------------------------------- -- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date:30-7-2009 MNR