Mohammed Farooq @ Chicken Farooq v. the Commissioner of Police and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner, acquitted in the criminal cases registered against him, sought closure of a road show/rowdy sheet and deletion of his name from the rowdy register. Noting acquittals and departmental circular permitting closure after acquittal, the court allowed the petition.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed; respondents directed to close the road show sheet against the petitioner and delete his name from the rowdy register within six weeks.