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No Evidence of Rowdyism: Karnataka HC Strikes Down Police Register Entry
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- Tanveer Ahmed @ Tanveer Vs State of Karnataka (Karnataka High Court)
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- All High Courts, Karnataka High Court
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Tanveer Ahmed @ Tanveer Vs State of Karnataka (Karnataka High Court)
The Karnataka High Court examined a petition challenging the inclusion of the petitioner’s name in a rowdy sheeter register maintained by the police. The petitioner contended that such inclusion was unwarranted. During the hearing, the State submitted, based on police records, that no criminal cases were currently pending against the petitioner, who is around 62 years old.
The Court reiterated that maintaining a rowdy register in Form No.100 is not a routine or mechanical exercise. It must be based on suffi...
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