THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH W.P.No. 23153 of 2004 Dated: 20-08-2007 Between:- Chandupatla Bal Reddy and six others. ..Petitioners And The Station House Officer, Ghatkesar Police Station, Ranga Reddy district and another. ..Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH W.P.No. 23153 of 2004 :O R D E R: The petitioners seek a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the first respondent in opening Rowdy Sheets against them in History Sheet Nos. 438/RR, 439/RR, 440/RR, 441/RR, 442/RR, 443/RR and 444/RR respectively as bad and illegal. A case in Cr.No. 29 of 1991 under Section 395 IPC of Bommalaramaram police Station, has been registered against the petitioners which was numbered as S.C.No. 73 of 1992, and that after trial, the same was ended in acquittal and no cases are pending against them. Therefore the continuance of ‘rowdy sheets’ against the petitioners is illegal and arbitrary. Counter has been filed stating that pursuant to the pendency of the crime, Dossier Criminal Sheets have been opened against the petitioners in the year 1994 for involvement in crime No. 29 of 1991 under Section 395 IPC of Police Station, Bommalaramaram and Cr.No. 49 of 1992 under Section 395 IPC of Bibinagar Police Station, Nalgonda district. It is stated that both the cases were ended in acquittal. It is stated that the Dossier Criminal Sheets have been continued and renewed from time to time and the same were extended upto 31-12-2005. It is not known as to what happened after 31-12-2005. As petitioners have involved in the cases of dacoity and though the criminal cases pending against them were ended in acquittal, the history sheets can be continued under Order No.602 (2) of the Andhra Pradesh Police Manual, Part-I, Volume-2, where the concerned authority is of the opinion that the activities of the offender are prejudicial to the maintenance of public order or one affecting peace and tranquillity in the area or the victims are not coming forward to give complaint against him on account of threat from him. Having regard to such circumstances, I am of the opinion that it is just and proper to direct the petitioners to make a representation afresh before the respondents to consider their request to discontinue the history or Dossier Criminal Sheets, as the case may be, opened against them and if any such representation is filed, the respondents may consider and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ________________ V. ESWARAIAH, J Dated: 20-08-2007. Pvks/*