APHC010456262024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 23621/2024 Between: 1. MUNGAMURI AJAY RATNAKAR, S/0.SUNDARAM, AGED 29 YEARS, R/0.1-301, CHURCH VEEDHI, RAJAVOLU, RAJAMUNDRY RURAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH- 533124 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (HOME) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT RAJAMAHENDRAYARAM, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, ANDHRA PRADESH 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, DOWLALSWARAMPOLICE STATION (U), EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, ANDHRA PRADESH ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ Order or direction particularly, one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent No 3, in opening and continuing the suspect sheet vide its impugned proceedings No.C.No.18/HS/DSP-S/Z-RJVM(U)/2022 Dated 05/03/2022 without following the police standing orders nos.742 and 602(2) of Andhra Pradesh police manual, despite of no pending criminal cases against the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of Art 14,16,19,21 and Art 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently set aside the impugned proceedings C.No.18/HS/DSP-S/Z- RJVM(U)/2022 Dated 05/03/2022 against the petitioner, as the continuing the impugned suspect sheet C. No.18/HS/DSP-S/Z-RJVM(U)/2022 Dated 05/03/2022 against the petitioner is against the judgment of this Hon'ble court passed in PUTTAGUNTA PASI ALIAS PENTA PASI V/S COMMISSIONER OF POLICE reported in 1998 LawSuit(AP) 56 And B SATYANARAYANA REDDY V/S STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, HYDERABAD reported in 2003 LawSuit(AP) 1477 and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NALLANAGULA LALITHA SREE Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2 The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioner seeking indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “.... to issue a Writ Order or direction particularly, one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent No 3, in opening and continuing the suspect sheet vide its impugned proceedings No.C.No.18/HS/DSP-S/Z- RJVM(U)/2022 Dated 05/03/2022 without following the police standing orders nos.742 and 602(2) of Andhra Pradesh police manual, despite of no pending criminal cases against the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of Art 14,16,19,21 and Art 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently set aside the impugned proceedings C.No.18/HS/DSP-S/Z-RJVM(U)/2022 Dated 05/03/2022 against the petitioner, as the continuing the impugned suspect sheet C. No.18/HS/DSP-S/Z- RJVM(U)/2022 Dated 05/03/2022 against the petitioner is against the judgment of this Hon'ble court passed in PUTTAGUNTA PASI ALIAS PENTA PASI V/S COMMISSIONER OF POLICE reported in 1998 LawSuit(AP) 56 And B SATYANARAYANA REDDY V/S STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, HYDERABAD reported in 2003 LawSuit(AP) 1477 and to pass ....” 2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent Police on instructions would submit that no cases are pending against the Petitioner and no rowdy sheet is opened against him and this writ petition may be disposed of by passing appropriate orders. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that recording the said submission, this Writ Petition may be disposed of. 4. In that view, this Writ Petition is allowed. The Proceedings dated 05.03.2022 passed by respondent No.3 are hereby set aside. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Writ Petition No. 23621 of 2024 08.10.2025 Mjl /*