Sri. Venu. D. S. v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru — Writ Petition No. 6949 of 2024 (GM-POLICE), decided 17.11.2025 by Justice Suraj Govindaraj. Petitioner Sri Venu D.S. (agriculturist, K R Pete Taluk, Mandya District) sought mandamus to consider representations dated 26.07.2023 & 08.09.2023 (Annexures-F to H) and deletion of his name from the Rowdy Register/rowdy sheet maintained by R-5 (SHO, K R Pete Police Station). Rowdy sheet opened 2019; all criminal cases ended in acquittal or dismissal; sole surviving proceeding FIR No.62/2022 dt. 30.06.2022 u/S 107 erstwhile Cr.P.C., registered suo motu, no complainant, no charge sheet. Petition allowed; name ordered removed within two weeks. Keywords: rowdy sheet, open rowdy book, deletion of name from rowdy register, acquittal, Section 107 CrPC, preventive proceeding, police surveillance, mandamus, State of Karnataka.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; mandamus issued directing the respondents to remove the petitioner's name from the rowdy sheet register maintained by the police authorities within two weeks of receipt of copy of the order.