HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ PetitionNo.9273 of 2008 Date: September 14 2011 Between: Ahmed Bin Saleh Sadi, S/o.Saleh Saadi, aged About 28 years, Occ: Business, R/o.H.No.14- 32, Shaheen Nagar, Pahadi Shareef, Ranga Reddy District … Petitioner And The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad and others … Respondents Order: This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “To issue a Writ or order or direction one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in opening rowdy sheet against the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 19 (1) (e) 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to close the rowdy sheet against petitioner.” It is the case of the petitioner that he is a businessman and a resident of Shaheennagar, Pahadi Shareef, Ranga Reddy District. It is stated that he is falsely implicated in three criminal cases in the year 1994 and all the three cases ended in acquittal. It is his grievance that though no cases have been registered against him after the year 1994, in spite of the same, rowdy sheet is opened against him and is being continued from time to time without any valid reason. The 5th respondent-Inspector of Police, Pahadi Shareef Police Station, Hyderabad has filed counter- affidavit on behalf of the respondents. In the counter- affidavit, while denying the allegations of the petitioner it is stated that the petitioner is a resident of H.No.19-10-71, Barkas, Chandrayanagutta, Hyderabad and is a rowdy element and was involved in 24 criminal cases. It is alleged that in view of his involvement in large number of cases, a history sheet was opened against him on 01.03.1990 in Chandrayanagutta Police Station and similarly on 19.04.2003 in Pahadi Shareef Police Station. It is further alleged that the petitioner is involved in offences pertaining to robbery, attempt to murder, offences under the Arms Act, 1959 within the limits of Chandrayanagutta, Falaknuma, Kamatipura, Begum Bazar and Pahadi Shareef Police Stations. It is categorically stated that out of 24 cases in which the petitioner was involved, 8 are still pending at various stages. A list of the crimes in which the petitioner is involved is filed along with the counter-affidavit. Though it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is acquitted in all the cases registered against him after regular trial, no affidavit is filed to that effect and no material is also placed on record in support thereof. In view of the averments made in the counter- affidavit that the petitioner is involved in 24 crimes out of which 8 are pending at various stages, I see no illegality in the action of the respondents in opening rowdy sheet against him. If the petitioner is acquitted in all the crimes registered against him, as submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner, he is not precluded from approaching the competent authority requesting for closure of the rowdy sheet by way of filing a representation. If any such representation is filed by the petitioner, I am sure the same will be considered by the respondents-Police and an appropriate decision will be taken and communicated to the petitioner. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ___________________ (R.SUBHASH REDDY, J) September 14, 2011 MRR