IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND TEN WRIT PETITION No.26994 of 2006 Between: Syed Hidayathullah. … Petitioner And The Superintendent of Police, Guntur, Guntur District and another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri G.Peda Babu. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Home. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to direct the respondents to close the Rowdy Sheet opened against the petitioner in respondent No.2-Police Station. I have heard Sri G.Peda Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, representing the respondents. The petitioner was involved in the following criminal cases: 1) Cr.No.56/91 –U/Sec.302 IPC of Old Guntur Law & Order Police Station. 2) Cr.No.40/94 –U/Sec.324 r/w.34 IPC of Lalapet Law & Order Police Station. 3) Cr.No.75/94 –U/Sec.147, 148, 307, 302 r/w.149 IPC and Sec.3 and 5 of Explosive Substances Act of Lalapet Law & Order Police Station. 4) Cr.No.99/95- U/Sec.506, 323 r/w.34 IPC of Old Guntur L& O Police Station. Having regard to the above criminal record of the petitioner, a Rowdy Sheet was opened against him on 21-11-1995. From the year 1998, the petitioner was bound over on as many as seven occasions. In the year 2003, the petitioner was involved in commission of an offence registered as Crime No.61 of 2003 under Section 324 read with Section 34 IPC. The said case was closed by the Lok Adalat on 22-4-2003 as the parties compromised the matter. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that after his acquittal in the major criminal cases in the year 1997, the petitioner was not involved in fresh offences. However, in the counter- affidavit filed by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Law & Order Police Station, he has given the details of the cases, in which the petitioner was accused, which were referred to above. Apart from those criminal cases, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, submitted that even in the year 2010 the petitioner was involved in a case registered for the offences under Sections 324 and 452 IPC and the same is presently pending as C.C.282 of 2010 before the jurisdictional Magistrate. In my opinion, in view of the consistent criminal record of the petitioner, it is not appropriate for this Court to direct closure of the rowdy sheet at this point of time. However, the respondent shall review the rowdy sheet against the petitioner periodically and if it is found that the petitioner is acquitted of the criminal cases, in which he figured as accused, and has stopped involving himself in criminal activities causing breach of peace, they shall consider closing of the rowdy sheet pending against him. Subject to the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of. ---------------------------------------- - C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:06-7-2010 MNR