THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23182 of 2010 ORDER: In this writ petition, petitioner has questioned the action of the respondents in opening a rowdy sheet and continuing the same against him in exercise of powers under the Standing Orders of the Andhra Pradesh Police Manual, as illegal and arbitrary. It is the case of the petitioner that he is a businessman and permanent resident of Siddarthanagar, Kazipet, Warangal District. It is also his case that he was falsely implicated in certain crimes and based on the same, rowdy sheet was opened against him and is being continued. It is his grievance that as much as the crimes, which were registered against him, were closed or compromised and in the absence of any fresh crimes registered against him, there is no reason or justification on the part of the respondents in continuing the rowdy sheet against him. The third respondent - Station House Officer, Kazipet Police Station, Warangal, has filed a counter-affidavit. In the said counter-affidavit, while denying the allegations made by the petitioner, it is stated that the petitioner is a rowdy element and he involved in the following criminal cases. i) Cr.No.190/2007 under Sections 447, 427 read with 34 IPC of Kazipet P.S. (compromised on 9.3.2010) ii) Cr.No.197/2007 under Sections 448, 323, 290, 341 read with 34 IPC of Kazipet P.S. (Acquitted on 24.4.2010) iii) Cr.No.386/2009 under Sections 147, 148, 353, 307, 506 read with 149 IPC and Section 7 of Criminal Amendment Act on the file of Hanamkonda Police Station (the petitioner herein was arrested and remanded to judicial custody. Charge sheet was filed. Pending trial vide C.C.No.77/2010) It is further stated that in view of involvement of the petitioner in the aforesaid cases, rowdy sheet was opened and being continued against him from time to time. It is also stated that to have a close watch on the petitioner, it is necessary to continue the rowdy sheet opened against him. As per the counter-affidavit, the petitioner involved in the crimes in the years 2007 and 2009 and that Crime No.190 of 2007 registered against him on the file of Kazipet Police Station for the offences under Sections 447 and 427 IPC read with 34 IPC, was ended in compromise on 09.03.2010; in Crime No.197 of 2007, which was registered for the offences under Sections 448, 323, 290, 341 IPC read with 34 IPC, he was acquitted after trial on 24.04.2010 and so far as Crime No.386 of 2009 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 353, 307, 506 IPC read with 149 IPC, is concerned, the learned counsel for the petitioner has produced before this Court a copy of judgment, dated 28.12.2010, rendered by the learned VI Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Warangal, in C.C.No.77 of 2010, in which, the petitioner was acquitted from the charges levelled against him. In view of the acquittals recorded in Crime Nos.197 of 2007 and 386 of 2009 and in view of the compromise recorded in Crime No.190 of 2007 and as there are no fresh crimes registered or pending against the petitioner, as evident from the counter-affidavit, I deem it appropriate to permit the petitioner to move an application before the second respondent – Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kazipet, Warangal, for closure of rowdy sheet opened against him, within a period of six (6) weeks from today. If any such application is filed by the petitioner within the aforesaid period, the second respondent shall consider for closure of rowdy sheet opened against him taking into account the acquittals recorded by the competent Courts in Crime Nos.197 of 2007 and 386 of 2009 and compromise recorded in Crime No.190 of 2007, pass appropriate orders and communicate the same to him, within a period of four (4) weeks thereafter. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 6th APRIL, 2011. kvni