History-sheeter
In Indian English, a history-sheeter (sometimes referred to as a rowdy-sheeter ) is a person with a long criminal record. Known as a career criminal outside of South Asia, the term is found in newspapers of South Asian countries such as India and Pakistan. According to Anastasia Piliavsky, the concept of "history sheeter" has origins in the colonial era rule and its police surveillance codes. The legal codes allowed preemptive penalties against those listed as a "history sheeter", and these codes were copied into the post-independent Indian Penal Code Sections 109 and 110. The Indian states such as Rajasthan list a person as a "history sheeter" when "his or her criminal record reaches or exceeds thirty offenses," states Piliavsky. History-sheeter is a broad term that refers to people who have been registered onto a history sheet which can include those who have a history of criminal activities or people who are considered to be a threat to society. This term is most commonly used ...
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Ishtehari
''Ishtehari'' (Urdu: en, Proclaimed offender, italics=yes) is a Pakistani police term for a person with a criminal record. They are demanded by the police in offences such as murder, dacoity, robbery, and rape and all other offenses. When the accused person does not come before the court, the police get a proclaimed Offender Order from a magistrate. See also *Chargesheet *History-sheeter In Indian English, a history-sheeter (sometimes referred to as a rowdy-sheeter ) is a person with a long criminal record. Known as a career criminal outside of South Asia, the term is found in newspapers of South Asian countries such as India and ... References Law enforcement in Pakistan Law enforcement terminology {{Pakistan-stub ...
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