HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH Dated 22-09-2009 WRIT PETITION No.15746 OF 2009 Between: Rebba John Danial @ Bobby. …Petitioner. And: 1. The Superintendent of Police, Guntur, Guntur District and others. ….Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No.15746 OF 2009 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to direct the respondents-The Superintendent of Police, Guntur, Guntur District, The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bapatla, Guntur District, The Circle Inspector of Police, Repalle Circle, Repalle, Guntur District and the Station House Officer, Repalle Police Station, Repalle, Guntur District to discontinue the name of the petitioner in the list of Rowdy Sheeters i.e., Rowdy Sheet No.200, dated 20-12-1990 on the file of the 4th respondent Police Station-The Station House Officer, Repalle Police Station, Repalle, Guntur District. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is as follows: The petitioner is a Councilor of the 23rd Ward of Repalle Municipality and was falsely implicated in Criminal Cases and he was acquitted in all those cases and at present no cases are pending against him. But the respondents-police are continuing the Rowdy Sheet No.200 opened against the petitioner on 20-12-1990. Apart from that, the respondents are directing the petitioner to bind over before the Revenue Authorities and Police officials whenever the Law and Order problem arises within the limits of the 4th respondent Police Station, due to the pendency of Rowdy Sheet against him. It is the further case of the petitioner that he is running Christian Voluntary Organisation at Repalle by name ‘John Ministees’ for the poor and rural people of the said locality. The petitioner filed Writ PetitionNo.20911 of 2005 on the file of this Court seeking to discontinue the Rowdy Sheet in question. This Court allowed the said Writ Petition on 23-1-2007 directing the respondents to close the Rowdy Sheet pending against the petitioner, if no cases are pending against him. Even though no cases are pending against him, the respondents failed to close the Rowdy Sheet against the petitioner, on account of which the petitioner is being defamed in the society. Later, he personally submitted his representation on 31-08-2008 to the 3rd respondent –Police seeking to discontinue his Rowdy Sheet in question as per the orders of this Court passed in the writ petition No.20911 of 2005 dated 23-1-2007. But, no action was taken so far. Hence, the present Writ Petition. Learned Government Pleader for Home, basing the written instructions submitted by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Repalle Police Station dated 10-8-2009, has submitted before this Court that Rowdy History Sheet in question was opened on 20-12-1989 and the Rowdy sheeter is lastly involved in Cr.No.70 of 1995 of Repally Police Station and was acquitted on 18-1-1997 vide C.C.No.304 of 1996 and since then, the rowdy sheeter is not involved in any criminal cases so far in Repalle Police Station limits. Hence seeks to close the rowdy sheet against the petitioner. Having regard to the facts and circumstances narrated in the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition as well as the submissions made by the learned Government Pleader for Home to the effect that since 18-1-1997, the rowdy sheeter in question i.e., petitioner is not involved in any criminal cases so far in Repalle Police Station limits, the respondents are directed to discontinue the name of the petitioner in the list of Rowdy Sheeters i.e., Rowdy Sheet No.200, dated 20-12- 1990 on the file of the 4th respondent-Police Station. Consequently, police are directed not to harass the petitioner, in any manner, except under due process of law. With the above direction, the Writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ________________________ Justice G.CHANDRAIAH Dated 22-09-2009 Dvs HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No.15746 OF 2009 Dated 22-09-2009