- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26208 WP No. 37358 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 37358 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRI ANIL R S/O SRI RAMAKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT NO.62, 3RD MAIN ROAD, MUNIRAMANNA BLOCK, GANGANAGAR, BENGALURU-560032 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAGENDRA H C.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BENGALURU CITY, INFANTRY ROAD, BENGALURU-560001 REP BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BANGALORE NORTH, YESHWANTHAPURA CIRCLE, REP BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26208 WP No. 37358 of 2025 BENGALURU-560001 4. THE POLICE INSPECTOR R T NAGAR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY-560032 REP BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU-1 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.DEVARAJ C.H., GA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.4- POLICE INSPECTOR, R.T. NAGAR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, TO FORTHWITH CANCEL AND DELETE THE ROWDY SHEET OPENED AND MAINTAINED AGAINST THE PETITIONER UNDER SECTION 110 OF CR.P.C AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The Petitioner is before this court seeking for the following reliefs: a) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondent No.4 Police Inspector, R.T. Nagar Police Station, Bengaluru, to forthwith cancel and delete the rowdy sheet opened and maintained against the petitioner under Section 110 of Cr.P.C, b) Declare the action of opening and continuing the rowdy sheet against the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26208 WP No. 37358 of 2025 c) Direct the respondents to expunge the petitioner's name from all police records, surveillance lists, or registers maintained in offenders, relation to habitual; d) Call for records of the R.T.Nagar police station. e) Grant such other or further reliefs as this Hon'ble. Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity. 2. A rowdy sheet was opened against the petitioner since he was arrayed as accused No.2 in CC No.6643 of 2021 arising out of Crime No. 157 of 2020 registered by R.T.Nagar Police Station for offences under Sections 332, 353, 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of IPC. 3. The submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is, apart from the said criminal proceedings, there are no other criminal proceedings which have been ever filed against the petitioner. Learned HCGP confirms the same. If that be so, it does not stand to reason as to how a rowdy sheet could have been opened only on the basis of one criminal proceeding pending against the petitioner, more so when subsequently the said proceedings have also ended in acquittal. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26208 WP No. 37358 of 2025 4. For a rowdy sheet to be opened, it is required that the person against whom the said rowdy sheet is opened is a habitual criminal offender, who is involved in several offences which have an impact on the general public. None of the grounds being satisfied, I am of the considered opinion that the order passed by the respondent in opening the rowdy sheet is not sustainable either in law or facts. As such, I pass the following: ORDER i. The petition is allowed. ii. Mandamus is issued directing respondent No.4-Police Inspector to cancel and delete the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE LN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 55