REPORTABLE 2024 I NSC 383 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.5719/2023) AMANATULLAH KHAN …APPELLANT VERSUS THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, DELHI & ORS. …RESPONDENTS JUDGEMENT SURYA KANT, J. 1. Leave granted. 2. The appellant approached the High Court of Delhi through a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of the ‘History Sheet’ opened against him and the proposal to declare him as ‘Bad Character’ with the entry of his name in the Surveillance ‘Register-X, Part II, Bundle A’ at Police Station Jamia Nagar, District: South-East, Delhi. The Single Judge of High Court has, vide the impugned judgment dated 19.01.2023, dismissed the appellant’s writ petition, giving rise to these proceedings. Page 1 of 83. Upon notice, the Delhi Police entered appearance through Mr. Sanjay Jain, learned senior counsel, who was