2006 Supreme(Raj) 2883
GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS
Babulal – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
Advocates:
For the Petitioner:Mr. M.K. Garg, Advocate.
For the State: Mr. Ashok Upadhyay, Public Prosecutor.
JUDGMENT
1. - By the present petition filed under Section 482, Cr.P.C. the petitioner has challenged police proceedings initiated by the S.H.O., Pilibanga opening history-sheet against the petitioner in the police surveillance register.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner Babulal is 50 years old person, residing in Ward No. 3, Mandi, Pilibanga (Distt. Hanumangarh). He argues that petitioner is innocent and has not been convicted previously by any Court to suffer imprisonment. He contends that as per Rajasthan Police Rules, 1965 there is procedure for opening history-sheet against any person and according to sub-para 3(a), Rule 4.4 of the Rajasthan Police Rules, 1965 the Superintendent of Police has been given discretion to enter the name of a person of the categories mentioned in para 2, who has been convicted twice or more than twice for offences enumerated in Rule 822. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that due to illwill against the petitioner, the S.H.O., Pilibanga has proceeded to initiate history-sheet against the petitioner which is in contravention of the provisions of the Rajasthan Police Rules, 1965 and it is gross abuse of the power co
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