THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.6787 of 2025

ORDER

This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in not closing the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner, without following due process of law, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to close the rowdy sheet against the petitioner.

2. Heard Mr. M.A.Haroon Amjad, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the permanent resident of Nalgonda Town and respondent No.4 had registered a case against the petitioner and others vide FIR No.315 of 2023 dated 15.10.2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 307, 148 IPC r/w Section 149 of IPC and subsequently filed Charge Sheet vide PRC.No.19 of 2024 and added Section 25(1) (b) of the Arms Act and the same is pending trial before the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Nalgonda. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that respondent No.4 had registered a petty case vide CC.No.09 of 2018, on the file of learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Nalgonda, wherein the learned trial Court had imposed a fine of Rs.2000/- for the offence punishable under Section 324 of IPC and Rs.500/- for the offence punishable under Section 341 of IPC vide its order dated 17.09.2019, which is a non contested case. Except the aforesaid case, no other case is pending against the petitioner as on today. Since the respondents Police are regularly calling the petitioner to the Police Station and harassing on the alleged ground of rowdy-sheet, petitioner filed the present writ petition.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4, basing on the counter filed by respondent No.3, submits that the respondents are implementing the interim order, dated 06.03.2025, passed by this Court. He further submits that as per the available records, the petitioner was involved in Crime No.315 of 2023 registered on 15.10.2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 307 IPC r/w Section 149 IPC and was facing trial in S.C.No.93 of 2025 before the learned trial Court. Moreover, respondent No.4 had also registered two cases against him i.e., C.C.No.09 of 2018 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Nalgonda, pertaining to Crime No.275 of 2017 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 324 IPC r/w Section 34 IPC, was ended in conviction and was sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/- for the offence punishable under Section 324 IPC and was further sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.500/- for the offence punishable under Section 341 IPC and C.C.No.593 of 2020 pertaining to Crime No.91 of 2020 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 188, 269, 270 IPC, Section 3 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and Section 51 of the Disaster Management Act, was ended in conviction and was sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-. Since there is every possibility of petitioner’s involvement in other cognizable offences and in order to keep surveillance over his activities rowdy-sheet has been opened against the petitioner vide proceedings C.No.141/SDPO-N/2023, dated 04.11.2023, and as per the A.P. Police Manual Order No.601 as well as Circular No.2172/C13/SCRB/CID/TS/22, dated 22.07.2022, issued by the Director General of Police, the respondent authorities are following due procedure in opening and continuing/renewing the rowdy/suspect/history sheet. It is further submitted that the Police are not calling or threatening the petitioner.

5. It is categorical submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner that except the aforementioned single case no other case is pending against the petitioner, which has not been disputed by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home.

At this juncture, it is not out of place to refer the order rendered by this Court