APHC010059182024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 3287/2024 Between: 1. SYKAM KANNARAO, S/O. LLAMA RAO, AGED 30 YEARS, D.NO.30/536, PORT ROAD, PALLIKARI, MUSTHAKHANPET, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH THE PRINCIPLE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KRISHNA MACHILIPATNAM KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. THE SUB DIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, CHILAKALAPUDI MACHILIPATNAM KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, ROBERTSONPETA POLICE STATION MACHILIPATNAM KRISHNA DISTRICT ...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 an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in continuing the name of the petitioner in the rowdy sheet on the file of the 4th respondent is arbitrary, illegal and violative of Fundamental rights guaranteed under Article.21 of the Constitution of India apart from violation of A.P. Police Standing orders and consequently direct the respondents to dose the Rowdy sheet with relation to the crime No.68/2015 on the file of Robertsonpeta police station, Machilipatnam forthwith pending on the fife of 4th respondent and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. JITHENDRA P Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2 The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, has been filed, by the Petitioner for the following relief: “ ... to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in continuing the name of the petitioner in the rowdy sheet on the file of the 4th respondent is arbitrary, illegal and violative of Fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India apart from violation of A.P. Police Standing orders and consequently direct the respondents to dose the Rowdy sheet with relation to the crime No.68/2015 on the file of Robertsonpeta police station, Machilipatnam forthwith pending on the fife of 4th respondent and to pass ...” Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home representing for respondent State. Perused the material on record. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent Police on instructions would submit that no crimes are pending against the Petitioner and no rowdy sheet is opened against the Petitioner 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 rowdy sheet opened by the respondent authorities against the Petitioner is hereby set aside. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 07.01.2026 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Writ Petition No. 3287 of 2024 07.01.2026 Mjl /*