The Karnataka High Court ruled that police cannot summon people orally just because their names are in rowdy and history registers unless they are accused of a crime. The court said the State government must create a legal procedure for such summons. Justice R. Nataraj gave this order while allowing a petition by Sunil Kumar, also known as Silent Sunil. Sunil had complained that police called him repeatedly without cause, kept him waiting for hours, and paraded him before the media. The court ordered the police to use SMS or WhatsApp to summon him if they need information about his activities. The court also said if Sunil commits any crime, the protection will end immediately. It noted there is no existing law or police manual in Karnataka that sets rules for summoning rowdy-sheeters. The court quoted, "...when there is no procedure prescribed in law to summon a rowdy-sheeter, the State cannot justify summoning them orally and detaining them in the police station for long hours as that would infringe their personal liberty" protected under Article 21 of the Constitution. The petitioner, said by police to be involved in 24 cases including serious crimes, stated he was cleared in 22 cases and wants to reform. The court said, "every saint has a past and every sinner a future," encouraging the chance to change. The court also clarified that if a rowdy-sheeter is accused of a crime, police can summon them under Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which allows summoning of accused persons. This order covers about 6,500 people listed in history sheets, balancing law enforcement with protecting individual rights.