IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8231 of 2009 Between: J.Ramesh Naik, S/o. Bhadru naik, R/o. R.N.COlony, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, P.S. Chantrinaka, Hyderabad. 2 The Asst. Commissioner of Police, South Zone, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner of Police, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents herein in opening 'B' Category "Rowdy Sheet" ion the 1st respondent Police Station as being illegal, unjust, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the constitution of India and in particular A.P. Police Standing Order 742 and be pleased. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.CHANDRASEKHAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : O R D E R:- The petitioner claims to be a student having completed Bachelor’s degree in Arts and preparing for common entrance test to M.B.A. Course. He states that though he was not involved in any criminal cases, the 1st respondent-Station House Officer opened “B” Category Rowdy Sheet against him and registered a case in Cr.No.244/2006 dated 23.10.2006 for the offences punishable under Sections 324 and 354 read with Section 34 IPC, however, the same was got compounded before the Lok Adalat for Metro Criminal Courts by its Award dated 16.02.2009 passed under Section 21 of the Legal Services Authority Act in L.C.No.269 of 2009, and as a result, he was acquitted from the offences charged against him, and thereafter, according to him, no cases are registered against him. Now, it is his grievance that though no cases are pending against him, the respondents have not closed the rowdy sheet and are frequently summoning him to police station and interfering with his personal life and liberty. When the matter is taken up for admission, the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents, has produced a copy of the Proceedings dated 23.04.2009 issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, South Zone, Hyderabad which indicates closure of rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner as there is nothing adverse found against the petitioner in recent past, and the proceedings further disclose that rowdy sheet will be reopened if the petitioner is found to have indulged in any unlawful activities in future. In view of the proceedings dated 23.04.2009 issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, closing the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner, no further orders are necessary in this writ petition, and the same is accordingly closed. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 28th April, 2009 Note: Furnish copy by tomorrow. B/o bcj