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APHC010043182024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) 5 < 0?^ m I MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 2525 OF 2024 i;' y c vi>'' Between: Talathoti Sudhakar, S/o Sambhasiva Rao, Age 33 Years, Occ: Advocate, R/o Flat No 2/2, Ramakrishna Towers, Wahab Chowk, Tenali, Guntur District. ...Petitioner AND
1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by Its PrI Secretary Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Guntur, Guntur District. State of Andhra Pradesh. 3. The Station House Officer, Tenali I Town PS, Tenali Town, Guntur District. 4. The Sub Divisional Police Officer, Tenali, Tenali Town, Guntur District. R4 is impleaded as per the Court's Order dt.21.02.2025 in I.A.No. 02 of 2024 in Writ Petition and Affidavit. ...Respondents 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction, more in the nature of
Mandamus, declaring the action of respondents in continuing the Rowdy Sheet No. 117/18 against me, even after acquittal in the solitary crime registered against me by the learned on the file of the V Addl. District Sessions Judge, at Tenali, Guntur District, by a judgment dated 09/12/2020 in S.C.No. 254/2019 and making him to sit there for hours together offering threats to him on pretext of counselling time and again, requiring his bind over as being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, against the letter and spirit of catena of judgments rendered by Honourable Supreme Court on human dignity and protection of human rights apart from being violate of Articles 20 and 21 of the constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondents to close the rowdy sheet against the petitioner. lA NO: 1 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents not to interfere with the personal liberty of the petitioner without there being any crime registered against him on the pretext of continuance of rowdy sheet, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI M CHALAPATHI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order:
APHC010043182024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 2525/2024 Between:
1.TALATHOTI SUDHAKAR, S/0 SAMBHASIVA RAO, AGE 33 YEARS, OCC ADVOCATE, R/0 FLAT NO 2/2, RAMAKRISHNA TOWERS, WAHAB CHOWK, TENALI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRL SECRETARY HOME DEPORTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, , GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH. 3.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, , TENALI I TOWN PS. TENALI TOWN, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4.THE SUB DIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, TENALI , TENALI TOWN, GUNTUR DISTRICT. R4 IS IMPLEADED AS PER THE COURT'S
ORDER DT.21.02.2025 IN I.A.NO. 02 OF 2024. ...RESPONDENT(S): , Counsel for the Petitioner:
1.M CHALAPATHI 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:
“.... a writ order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents in continuing the Rowdy Sheet No 117/18 against me even after acquittal in the solitary crime registered against me by the learned on the file of the V Addled District Sessions Judge at Tenali Guntur District by a judgment dated 09/12/2020 In S C No 254/2019 and making him to sit there for hours together offering threats to him on pretext of counselling time and again requiring his bind over as being illegal arbitrary unconstitutional against the letter and spirit of catena of judgments rendered by Honourable Supreme Court on human dignity and protection of
2 human rights apart from being violate of articles 20 and 21 of the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to close the rowdy sheet against the petitioned’
2. Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would submit that no cases are pending against the petitioner. It is further stated that, to curb and curtail the unlawful activities of the Petitioner in the vicinity, rowdy sheet was opened against the Petitioner.
3.
Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that, the cases registered against the Petitioner were ended in acquittal and no cases are pending against him. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is allowed and the
4. impugned Rowdy Sheet No.117 of 2018 on the file of Tenali I Town Police Station, Guntur District, against the Petitioner is hereby set aside. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.
SD/- N. NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,
1. The Principal Secretary, Home Deportment, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District.
2. The Superintendent of Police, Guntur, Guntur District. State of Andhra Pradesh.
3. The Station House Officer, Tenali I Town PS. Tenali Town, Guntur District.
4. The Sub Divisional Police Officer, Tenali , Tenali Town, Guntur District.
5. One CC to Sri M Chalapathi Advocate [OPUC]
6. Two CCs to GP for Home High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT]
7. Two CD Copies TF
HIGH COURT DATED:04/08/2025
ORDER WP NO. 2525 OF 2024 O 2 n AIJCj 20?5 m Co ^ Current Section ®^5^si^cvve5^ ALLOWING THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS