IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.10946 of 2025 Date: 06.03.2026 Between:

Mohd. Nayamatulla @ Amir ..Petitioner And The State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat Building, Secretariat, Hyderabad and four others ..Respondents

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief:-

“…to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the very opening of rowdy sheet against the petitioner as grossly illegal and contrary to Standing Order No.601 of A.P. Police Manual and declare the Rowdy Sheet opened against this petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently, direct the 5th respondent to close Rowdy Sheet opened against the petitioner henceforth and to pass…”

2. Heard Sri Akula Manoj Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri M.Srinivas, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents. Perused the record.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in view of registration of Crime No.523 of 2017 of Banjara Hills Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 307 and 324 read with Section 149 of I.P.C. and Crime No.606 of 2020 of Banjara Hills Police Station, for the offences under Sections 307 read with 34 of I.P.C., , a rowdy sheet/surveillance sheet has been opened against him. It is the further case of the petitioner that, after completion of investigation, charge sheet was laid in Crime No.523 of 2017, which was numbered as S.C.No.378 of 2019 and after full fledged trial the petitioner was acquitted vide judgment, dated 19.10.2023. Insofar as Crime No.606 of 2020 is concerned, investigation was completed and charge sheet was laid before the III Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally, Hyderabad. The main grievance of the petitioner is that as on today, there is only one case pending against the petitioner herein. However, without considering the said fact and also the procedure laid down under the A.P.Police Manual, the respondents have issued the above said rowdy sheet against the petitioner herein and they are continuing the same which is arbitrary, illegal and also contrary to the principles laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court and this Court in catena of decisions. Learned counsel would further submit that under the guise of opening and continuation of rowdy sheet, the respondents-police are calling the petitioner to the police station and harassing him by making him to wait in the police station for hours together. With the said submissions, learned counsel for the petitioner sought a direction to the respondents to close the above said rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner.

4. A counter affidavit is filed by respondent No.4 stating that, in view of the involvement of the petitioner in Crime Nos.523 of 2017 and 606 of 2020 for serious offences, the Police, Banjara Hills Police Station, Hyderabad, has opened a rowdy sheet against him vide Proceedings No.623/OW/ACP-BH/2023, dated 14.11.2023 and the same is maintained. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, would submit that, as of now only one case is pending against the petitioner and he also seeks to pass appropriate orders.

5. Maintenance of rowdy sheets is governed by Standing Order No.601 of A.P. Police Manual, Part-I, Volume II, which reads as under:

“601. The following persons may be classified as rowdies and Rowdy Sheets (Form 80) may be opened for them under the orders of the SP/DCP and ACP/SDPO.

A. Persons who habitually commit, attempt to commit or abet the commission of offences involving a breach of the peace, disturbance to public order and security.

B. Persons bound over under Sections 106, 107, 108(1) (i) and 110(e)

and (g) of Cr.P.C.

C. Persons who have been convicted more than once in two consecutive years under sect