IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 18577 of 2005 Between: Ranjit Singh, S/o. Hari Singh, R/o. 3-1-566, Nimboliadda, Kachiguda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Secretary, Home, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, Basheerabagh, Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Zone, Hyderabad. 4 The Station House Officer, Kachiguda Police Station, Hyderabad. 5 The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Task Force, Begumpet, Hyderabad. .....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 to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction declaring that the action of the respondent in continuing a Rowdy sheet against the petitioner is arbitrary, illegal, unjust, without authority of law, violative of fundamental right Guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14, 21 and 226 of the constitution of India, contrary of Police Standing Orders 742, contrary to the pronouncements made by this Honourable court and issue a consequential direction to the respondents to close the Rowdy Sheet and not to interfere with petitioner's life and liberty and pass such other order or orders as this Honourable court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.ANIL NARSIKAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner seeks to issue a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in continuing a rowdy sheet against him, as illegal and arbitrary. It is stated that for involvement of petitioner in six cases viz. Crime No.380 of 1980 for the offence under Section 302 IPC, Crime No.460 of 1981 for the offence under Section 382 IPC, Crime No.422 of 1984 for the offence under Section 382 IPC, Petty Case No.618 of 1991 for the offence under Section 9 of A.P.Gaming Act, Crime No.396 of 2004 for the offence under Section 110 Cr.P.C. and Petty Case No.1716 of 2006 for the offence under Section 70(B) of C.P. Act, a rowdy sheet has been opened and all the cases have been ended in acquittal and bind over period is also over, but the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner has not been closed. As per the Standing Order 602.2 of the A.P. Police Manual, Part-I, Volume-II merely because a suspect/rowdy, having a history sheet, is not figuring as accused in the previous 5 years after the last case in which he was involved, it should not precluded the SP/DCP/CP to continue his history sheet if SP/DCP/CP is of the considered view that his activities are prejudicial to the maintenance of public order or one affecting peace and tranquility in the area or the victims are not coming forward to give complaint against him on account of threat from him. Having regard to the facts of the case, I am of the opinion that it is for the authority concerned to consider and review the rowdy sheet pending against the petitioner keeping in view the aforesaid police standing orders. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to make a representation before the authority concerned for closure of the rowdy sheet pending against him and on filing such representation, the authority concerned may consider and dispose of the same in accordance with the aforesaid provisions of the A.P. Police Manual, Part-I, Volume-II, within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. Date:24.04.2008 Ccm To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RLD}