Thikkavarapu Sreenivasulu Reddy, v. The Superintendent Of Police,

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE S.V.BHATT W.P. No.36868 OF 2012 ORDER:

Heard Mr.S.Lakshminarayana Reddy for petitioner and the Assistant Government Pleader (Home) for respondents. The petitioner challenges the opening and continuation of Rowdy Sheet by 4th respondent as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional.

As directed by this Court, the 4th respondent has placed before the Court for inspection the original record in Rowdy Sheet. According to 4th respondent, the petitioner is involved in the following crimes:

1.

Cr.No.26 of 2012 U/ Ss.323, 448, 506 read with 34 IPC and Section 3 (i) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

2.

Cr.No.81/ 2012 U/ Ss.307, 380, 457 read with 34 IPC.

Mr.Lakshminarayana Reddy confines his prayer to give liberty to petitioner to represent to 2nd respondent in the light of the principles laid down by this Court in Sunkara Satyanarayana v. State of Andhra Pradesh1 and Mohammed Quadeer and Others v. Commissioner Of Police2 and direct the 2nd respondent to consider all the circumstances that are stated in the representation for 1 1999 (6) ALT 249 2 1999 (3) ALD 60

considering retention of rowdy sheet. The statement is placed on record and accepted.

The writ petition is disposed of by this order: The petitioner is given liberty to represent to 2nd and 4th respondents with all material and full details for the desirability of continuing the rowdy sheet within four weeks from today by enclosing a copy of this order. The 2nd and the 4th respondents within four weeks from the date of receipt of representation are directed to examine the representation in the light of the principles laid down by this Court in Sunkara Satyanarayana v. State of Andhra Pradesh (1 supra) and Mohammed Quadeer and Others v. Commissioner Of Police (2 supra) and take a final decision on the desirability of ordering retention of rowdy sheet or otherwise. If the petitioner is aggrieved with the final decision of the 2nd respondent, this Court leaves it open to petitioner to initiate proceedings in accordance with law.

The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ___________ S.V.BHATT,J Date: 06.04.2017 Prv

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE S.V.BHATT W.P.No.36868 OF 2012 06-04-2017 Prv