IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND TEN WRIT PETITION No.5866 of 2010 Between: Kondeti Sashi Kumar @ Sasi Kumar. … Petitioner And: Assistant Commissioner of Police, Central Zone, Vijayawada City and another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri Promod Singh for Sri S.Sridhar. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Home. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Certiorari to quash proceedings, dated 20-5-2009, by which respondent No.1 opened a Rowdy Sheet against the petitioner. I have heard Sri Promod Singh, learned counsel representing the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, representing the respondents. The petitioner is an accused in Crime No.256 of 2009 registered for the offences under Sections 341, 324 and 506 IPC, read with Section 34 IPC. On the basis of registration of the said criminal case, a rowdy sheet was opened against the petitioner in the Police Station of respondent No.2. After filing of the charge sheet, the case was taken cognizance by the learned I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Vijayawada, as C.C.No.1043 of 2009 and the said case was referred to Lok Adalat, which has compounded the offences, vide: Award dated 9-11-2009. In this Writ Petition, the petitioner questioned the action of the respondents in opening the Rowdy Sheet in the first place; and in not closing the same at least after the above offences were compounded. A counter-affidavit has been filed by respondent No.2, wherein it is, inter alia, stated that as the petitioner was involved in the above mentioned crime, the rowdy sheet was opened against him; and that the petitioner being young and energetic, a strict vigil has to be kept on him. In my considered opinion, in the absence of any allegation that the petitioner has any history of involving himself in commission of offences or disturbing the peace and tranquility of area in which he lives, there is no justification for opening a rowdy sheet against him, merely because he was involved in a solitary criminal case. As rightly pleaded by the petitioner, at least after compounding of the offences by the Lok Adalat, the respondents should have closed the rowdy sheet. Being young and energetic cannot be the sole ground for the respondents to continue the rowdy sheet against the petitioner. Such an action constitutes violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. For the above mentioned reason, the Writ Petition is allowed. Respondents are directed to close the rowdy sheet against the petitioner and communicate the same to him, forthwith. ----------------------------- ------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:7-4-2010 MNR