APHC010372472025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 19074/2025 Between: 1. BERAVALLI NARAYANA REDDY, S/O. NAGI REDDY, AGED 34 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE R/O. MANCHIKALLU VILLAGE, RENTACHINTALA MANDAL, PALANAGU DISTRICT, ANDHRAPRADESH STATE. 2. YENIGANDLA SIVA ANUMULA NARAYANA S/O.MALLAIAH, AGED; 38 YEARS, OCC; AGRICULTURE, R/O.MANCHIKALLU VILLAGE, RENTACHINTALA MANDAL, PALNAGU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIATE, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRCIR, ANDHRAPRADESH. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PALANADU DISTRICT, AT NARASARAOPET, ANDHRAPRADESHSTATE. 3. THE SUBDIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, GURAZALA DIVISION, AT GURAZALA, PALANADU DISTRICT, ANDHRAPRADESH STATE. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KARAMPUDI CIRCLE, AT KARAMPUDI, PALANADU DISTRICT, ANDHRAPRADESH STATE. 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, RENTACHINTALA POLICE STATION, PALANADU DISTRICT, ANDHRAPRADESH STATE. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Dr CHALLA SRINIVASA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, by declaring the action of the respondents 2 to 5 in opening and maintaining Rowdy sheet 2 against the Petitioners in Rentachintala Police Stations, Palanadu District, Andhrapradesh State, as illegal, arbitrary, against the principles of natural justice and violative of Article 14, 19, and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondents No. 2 to 5, to close the rowdy sheet which was opened and maintaining against the Petitioners in Rentachintala Police Stations, Palanadu District, Andhrapradesh State” 2. Heard Sri Challa Srinivas Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that no cases are pending against the petitioners. Though S.C. No.576 of 2017 ended in conviction before the trial Court, the same was reversed by a Division Bench of this Court vide judgment dated 04.12.2020 in Crl.A. No.142 of 2015. Learned counsel would further submit that, as on date, no cases are pending against the petitioners. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders, since no cases are pending against the petitioners. 5. Considering the submissions made, and since no material has been placed to show that the behaviour of the petitioners poses a threat to public peace in the vicinity, the Writ Petition is allowed and the impugned Rowdy Sheet opened against the petitioners, is hereby set aside. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:22.12.2025 Asr 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.19074 of 2025 Dt.22.12.2025 Asr