Point of Law: A person has to have three cases of convictions which would bring him within domain of definition of “Habitual Offender.”

JUDGMENT :

1. Since the bone of contention in the present case is common, namely, the order(s) of the concerned Superintendent of Police, regarding opening of the History-sheet/entry of the name in the surveillance register, alongwith the entire proceedings pursuant thereto, against the present petitioners, therefore, this Court deems it appropriate to set out the prayer clauses and the factual matrix of the cases individually, as pleaded in the respective petition, as under:

1.1 S.B. Criminal Misc(Pet.) No. 792/2016 has been preferred claiming the following reliefs:

“It is, therefore, respectfully prayed that this Misc. Petition may kindly be allowed and the name the petitioner be ordered to be deleted from the surveillance register so been maintained by the respondents in accordance with order Dt. 11.8.2015 passed by the Superintendent of Police, Sri Ganganganar. Any other appropriate relief which, this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper may kindly be passed in favour of the petitioner.”

1.1.1 The details of cases registered against the petitioner in this petition are as under:

1.2 S.B. Criminal Misc(Pet.) No. 1036/2012 has been preferred claiming the following reliefs:

It is therefore, humbly prayed that this misc. petition may kindly be allowed; the order dated 6.3.2012 passed by the District Superintendent of Police, Bikaner may kindly be quashed. Any other appropriate relief which this Hon’ble Court deems fit a necessary in the fact and circumstances of the present case may be granted in favour of the petitioner.”

1.2.1 The details of cases registered against the petitioner in this petition are as under:

1.3 S.B. Criminal Misc(Pet.) No. 789/2014 has been preferred claiming the following reliefs:

“It is, therefore, prayed that miscellaneous petition may kindly be allowed and the history-sheet opened against the petitioner may kindly be quashed and set aside and all proceedings taken against the petitioner may kindly declared illegal and be quashed and set aside.”

1.3.1 The details of cases registered against the petitioner in this petition are as under: