THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.24532 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner is a physically handicapped person. He states that respondent No.2 opened a rowdy sheet against him as early as in 1992 on the ground that he was involved in criminal acts and creating law and order problems. According to the petitioner, a case in Crime No.701 of 2003 was registered and thereafter, charge sheet was filed against him and similarly, another case was also registered. He states that in view of the fact that a rowdy sheet was opened against him, he was directed to appear before the Police Station so often and made to sit for hours together. Hence, he approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home furnished to this Court letter, dated 13.11.2009 addressed to the Government Pleader for Home, in which, it is stated that a case in Crime No.478 of 1991 was registered against the petitioner for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148 and 307 IPC read with Section 149 IPC and Section 25 (1)(b) of the Arms Act. It is further stated that initially the rowdy sheet was opened against the petitioner on 30.01.1992 after obtaining permission from the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Chikkadpally Division and thereafter, on the point of jurisdiction, the matter was transferred from Narayanguda Police Station to Rajendernagar Police Station. In my considered view, mere registration of crime against a person will not entitle the police to open a rowdy sheet against him as if he is a menace to the society. Simply because a case has been registered against the petitioner, no rowdy sheet can be opened unless and until there is some sort of evidence that he is a menace to the society. Further, nature of cases registered against the petitioner does not satisfy the requirements for opening and continuation of rowdy sheet against him. In fact, the rowdy sheet was opened against the petitioner as early as in 1992 and there is no justifiable reason on the part of the respondents in continuing the rowdy sheet against him even after 17 years. In view of the same, this Court is of the opinion that continuance of rowdy sheet against the petitioner even after 17 years is clearly violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India and therefore, the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner is liable to be quashed. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed and the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner on 30.01.1992 is hereby quashed. _________________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 16th NOVEMBER, 2009. kvni