IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24076 of 2008 Between: Yerabothu Ramana Rao, S/o. Narayana, 52nd Division Corporator, R/o. D.No. 77-144-4, Sundaraiah Nagar, Payakapuram, Vijayawada - 15, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada City, Krishna District. 2 The Station House Officer, Nunna Rural Police Station, Vijayawada, 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in opening and continuing the rowdysheet No. C1768/03/ACP2/2003 on the file of Nunna Rural Police Station, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to close and to quash the rowdysheet No. C1768/03/ACP2/2003 on the file of Nunna Rural Police Station dt. 22-10-2003. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.CHALLA AJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : O R D E R:- The main grievance of the petitioner is that though he was acquitted by judgment dated 04.06.2004 delivered in C.C.No.872 of 2003 by I Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court, Vijayawada, for the offence punishable under Section 324 IPC and also acquitted by another judgment dated 17.11.2006 delivered in S.C.No.106 of 2005 by the Mahila Sessions Court, Vijayawada for the offence punishable under Section 307 IPC, the respondents are still continuing the rowdy sheet No.C1768/03/ACP2/2003, dated 22.10.2003 opened against him by Nunna Rural Police, during the course of investigation of the above said cases, and prayed that the same may be quashed. The learned Government Pleader for Home, has produced written instructions which indicate that at present no cases are pending against the petitioner, however the rowdy sheet opened against him is being continued in view of the apprehension that the petitioner might create panic in the minds of the public by conducting private settlements in civil matters which leads to law and order problem. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. Admittedly, when according to the respondents there are no cases pending against the petitioner, I fail to understand how they can still continue the rowdy sheet against him. Hence, the continuation of the rowdy sheet against the petitioner in spite of the fact that he was acquitted in the criminal cases and no case are pending against him by the respondents, is illegal and arbitrary and cannot be sustained. Hence, the writ petition is allowed. The Rowdy Sheet No.C1768/03/ACP2/2003, dated 22.10.2003 opened against the petitioner is hereby quashed. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 18th March, 2009 bcj