The High Court · 2025

petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia 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 Respondent No.4 in opening and maintaining suspect sheet against the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and in -' violation of Article 14, 19 (1) (e) and 21 of the Constitution of lndia, consequently direct the Respondent No.4 to ctose the suspect sheet against the petitioner and to direct the Respondent No.4 herein Further this Hon'ble Court maY be nlJased to not harass the Petitioner herein. I t I I I t. I t '.l-- lA NO: 1OF 2(t25 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 Respondent No.4 herein to not harass and not to insist for Petitioners presence in the Police Station of Respondent No.4 in connection with the suspect sheet maintaired against the Petitioner pending disposal of the writ petition. lA NO: 2 OF 2r)25 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 suspend the Suspect Sheet pending before the Respondent No.4 against the Petitioner herr:in pending disposal of the writ petition. Counselfor tlre Petitioner: SRI SHAIK MUHAMMED ABED Counsel for tlre Respondents: AGP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER :.j!i .":.dti+:;rri:r . r,: ..:.. ... . r\ t, THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION 0.27384 of 2o25 ORDER Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home " appearing for respondents. With their consent this writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. This writ petition is filed seeking following prayer:- "...declaring the action Respondent No.4 in opening and maintaining suspect sheet against the petittoner as illegal arbttrary q"nd in uiolation of Articles 74, 19(1)(e) and 21 of the Constitution of India consequentlg direct the Respondent No.4 to close the suspect slrcet against the petitioner and FurtLrcr this Hon'ble Court maA bq pleased to direct the Respondent No.4 .Lrcrein to not harq.ss th.e Petitioner herein.'

3. The facts of the case in brief as stated are that a false suspect sheet was opened against the petitioner on 26.A8.2022 by respondent No.4 and the petitioner came to know about the same on 10.0L.2024, when the passport authorities informed the same. It is the further case of the petitioner that on 19.08 .2022, petitioner was called to the respondent No.4 Police Station for interrogation. The main grievance of the petitioner is that though the petitioner informed the respondent Police that he is not involved in any kind of unlarn{ul or illegal activities, a suspect b \. 2 sheet vras opened against the petitioner by respondent No.4. Questioning the sarne, the present writ petition is filed.

4. Today when the matter has been taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in similar circum:;tance this Court in W.P.No.2 i+Z t of 2023 dated

13.03.2',024 has allowed the writ petition with the following directicns:- " 12. In uiew of the aboue and inasmuch as in catena of cases, the Courts are consistentlg directing the police to maintain the roudy sheet as per the Standing Orders of A.P. Police Manual, this Court fs of the opinion that the action of the respondents police in maintaining the suspect sheet agairyst the petitioner eL,en though no crtminal case is pending against him cc,.nnot be said to be proper. 13. Therefore, tfle respondents police are directed to close the suspect s?rcet/rowdg sheet opened against the petitioner. tt is needless to obserue that if the pcztitioner inuolues in ang crime in fufire and if there is ang sufficient material to estqblish thnt his mouements are required to be preuented, *Le respondents-police are at libertg to take action against him strictlg in at:cordance with tLLe Standing Orders of A.P. Police IV'anual. 14. Accordinglg,''thi3 Writ Petition is allowed. Tlrcre sil,all be no order as to costs"

5. l,earned counsel for the petitioner pray this Court to pass similar orders as passed in W.P.No.2747l of 2023 dated

13.o3.2024.

6. l,earned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondents did not dispute the same. 3 a 7 . Recording the submission made by the learned counsel appearing on either side and in terms of orders passed in w.P.No.2474l of 2023 dated 13.03.2024, this writ petition is allowed and the respondent police are directed to close the suspect sheet/rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner. It is needless to observe that if the petitioner involves in any crime in future and if there is any sufficient material to establish that his movements are required to be prevented, the respondents-police are at liberty to take'action against him strictly in accordance with the Standing Orders of A.P. Police Manual.

8. Accordingly, this writ petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. /" SD/. K.BHAVANI SISTANT RE /TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,

1. The Principal secretary, Home Department, Telanagana secretariat, Hyderabad.

2. The Director General of Police, Police State Head Quarters' For the state of Telangana,HYderabad.

3.TheSuperintendentofPg.!ic.e,JogulambaG,-1!lvatDistrict'SPOffice'HB Colony, Gadwal District, Telangana State' lnola'

4. The Station House Officer, Gadwal Town Police Station' Railway Station ' CoiO-,-CaOwaL 6-uniNitt"i rnti, Gadwal, Telangana State, lndia' $ -';J€

5. One CC to SRI SHAIK TUUHATUMED ABED, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderatrad . [OUT] I

7. Two CCt Copies PMK TKS *4 --:€-i:?4+-?-:". ::._. _. _ . ' : HIGH COURT DATED:06/1 012025 . 4tr aF., S 1 I Ii:R 1t}16 .t .l\ * ORDER WP.No.27384 of 2025 NG THE WRIT PETITIO.N WITHOLIT COSTS \ t 0 i(i I N\* l''