IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 22593 of 2007 Between: Abburi Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Venkaiah, R/o. Mangamuru Village, Santhanuthalapadu Mandal, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Prakasam District at Ongole. 3 The Station House Officer, Santhanuthalapadu Police Station, Prakasam District. .....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 in opening and continuing rowdy sheet against the Petitioner and paying domiciliary visits to Petitioners house and business place asking repeatedly to appear before them as illegal, irregular, without jurisdiction and violative of provisions of Andhra pradesh Police Standing Orders and Oﬀends articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently quash the rowdy sheet and not to interfere with Petitioner's liberty in any manner in the interest of justice and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR. SITA RAM CHAPARLA Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.22593 OF 2007 ORDER : This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in opening and continuing rowdy- sheet against the petitioner as arbitrary and illegal apart from being violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Police Standing Orders. It is the case of the petitioner that the rowdy-sheet was opened against him in the year 1996 on the ground that he was cited as second accused in S.C.No.165 of 1997 on the ﬁle of the Court of the Additional Assistant Sessions Judge at Ongole for the oﬀences punishable under Sections 307, 326, 324 r/w 34 of I.P.C. However, the said case ended in acquittal by Judgment dated 11.1.1999. Subsequently, though S.C.No.333 of 1999 on the ﬁle of the Court of Principal Assistant Sessions Judge at Ongole and S.C.No.83 of 1998 on the ﬁle of the Court of II-Addl. District & Sessions Judge-cum-Fast Track Court, Ongole were registered, the same also ended in acquittal on 24.1.2000 and 18.7.2003 respectively. In spite of the fact that thereafter no cases are pending against the petitioner, the respondents have been continuing the rowdy-sheet against the petitioner. Hence, the present writ petition. In the counter-aﬃdavit ﬁled by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Santhanuthalapadu P.S. the fact that no fresh cases are pending against the petitioner has not been disputed. Though in the counter-aﬃdavit it was stated that the rowdy-sheet was extended upto 31.12.2007, the learned Government Pleader for Home, under instructions, stated that subsequently it was extended upto 31.12.2008. Be that as it may, since as on today no case is pending against the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition granting liberty to the petitioner to make a representation before the respondents to close rowdy-sheet operating against him. If any application is made, the respondents shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of such application. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt.18.09.2008 gbs