IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY FRIDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.3369 of 2008 Between: S.K. Basheed … Petitioner And The Govt., of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri O. Manohar Reddy Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Home This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 3369 of 2008 ORDER:- The petitioner filed this writ petition questioning opening and continuance of rowdy sheet against him by the respondents in III Town police station, Tenali, Guntur District. Heard Sri O. Manohar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. The petitioner figured as accused in crime Nos.63 and 64 of 1999 for the offences under Sections 324 and 376 read with 34 IPC respectively. The petitioner claimed that both the said cases ended in his acquittal. However, a rowdy sheet was opened against the petitioner by the Station House Officer, Punjagutta police station in respect of a dispute pertaining to his property situated in Banjara Hills. The petitioner filed WP.No.3218 of 2006 questioning opening of the rowdy sheet. The said writ petition is stated to be pending. The grievance of the petitioner is that though both the criminal cases, in which he is accused, pertaining to respondent No.4 police station ended in his acquittal, rowdy sheet was not closed on the ground that the rowdy sheet opened against him by the Punjagutta police is still continuing. In the counter-affidavit filed by the Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, III Town police station, Tenali, it is stated that out of six cases registered against the petitioner, crime Nos.471, 429 and 437 of 2005 pertain to the offences committed within the jurisdiction of Banjara Hills police station are pending, crime Nos.63 and 64 of 1999 of Tenali police station ended in the petitioner’s acquittal and in crime No.136- 142 of 2002, registered under Section 110-E Cr.P.C., the petitioner was convicted (bound over). The above facts reveal that the three criminal cases, which are pending, pertain to Banjara Hills police station of Hyderabad and no case is pending within the jurisdiction of Tenali police station. Therefore, I do not find any justification for the Tenali police to continue the rowdy sheet against the petitioner. In view of the same, respondent Nos.2 to 4 are directed to close the rowdy sheet against the petitioner with respect to Tenali police station only. As regards the rowdy sheet in respect of Punjagutta police station, since the same is the subject matter of WP.No.3218 of 2006, which is pending, no order can be passed in respect thereof in this writ petition. Subject to the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.4384 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 10.07.2009 ES