IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 28.11.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA

W.P.(Crl.)No.1474 of 2025

Stalin ... Petitioner

Vs.

1. The Superintendent of of Police, O/o. The Superintendent of of Police,

Mayiladuthurai District.

2. The Deputy Superintendent of of Police, O/o. The Deputy Superintendent of of Police,

Seerkazhi Sub-Division, Mayiladuthurai District.

3. The Inspector of Police,

Seerkazhi Police Station,

Mayiladuthurai District. ... Respondents

PRAYER: Writ Petition (Criminal) is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus or direction in the nature of writ, to direct the respondents to remove the petitioner's name in the History Sheet H.S.No.370/2010, maintaining by the third respondent Police

station in pursuant to the petitioner's representation dated 25.09.2025.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Muthamizhselvakumar For Respondents : Mr.K.M.D.Muhilan Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

The Writ Petition (Criminal) has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to remove the petitioner's name from the History Sheet in H.S.No.370/2010, by considering the petitioner’s representation dated

25.09.2025.

2. The submissions of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner are as follows:-

2.1. The petitioner is an agriculturist and that he had participated in protests along with the members of a political party for various people issues, due to which, cases were registered against him. Further, in order to harass the petitioner and restrict his movements, despite there being no criminal activities on his part, a History Sheeted Rowdy Book was opened against him in H.S.No.370/2010, at the instance of the superior officers in the Police Department.

2.2. On account of the same, the petitioner is being compelled to attend the police station under the pretext of enquiry in a routine manner. In this regard, the petitioner made a representation dated

25.09.2025 to the respondents seeking deletion of his name from the History Sheet. Since, the said representation has not been considered till date, the present petition has been filed.

3. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents submitted that the petitioner is a habitual offender indulging in rowdy activities, extortion, etc. Therefore, a History Sheeted Rowdy Book was opened against him and the same is being periodically extended as per the Police Standing Orders. Hence, he prayed for dismissal of the petition.

4. Having heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and upon perusal of the materials available on record, this Court is of the opinion that the issue involved in this Writ Petition has already been dealt with by the Madurai Bench of this Court, wherein a detailed order was passed in W.P.(MD) No.19651 of 2017 on 26.09.2018. Based on the said order, the Director General Of Police, Chennai issued a circular in Rc.No. 66569/Crime 3(2)/2019 dated 24.04.2019, the germane portion of which reads as follows:-

“7.From the above judgments the following principles emerge insofar as history sheeters are concerned:

a. In order to facilitate the study of crime and criminals, the Police Standing Orders provides a mechanism, whereby every Police Station shall maintain a crime history, which shall be a confidential record. In this record all cases of crime that are mentioned in PSO No.742, which provides various classes of crime, shall be entered and even an attempt to commit those offences, are entered in the records maintained in the Police Station.

b. These crime records maintained by the Various Police Stations shall be reviewed every year by the Inspector of Police of the concerned Police Station. On such review, the Inspector of Police has to furnish a concise appreciation of the year's crime for the benefit of the Superior Officers and also to make suggestions in order to improve the quality of crime control. The review undertaken by the Inspector of Police is not merely a catalogue of the crime in