the applicant/original petitioner had questioned the
notice issued to him under Section 107 of the Code
of Criminal Procedure calling upon him as to why
preventive action be not taken against him for his
activities relating to disturbance of peace and/or law
and order. The activities of the applicant in respect
of which notice under Section 107 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure calling upon him to furnish
security for keeping peace was issued, pertain to the
year 2005. In the year 2022, any notice issued
under Section 107 (Chapter VIII) of the Code of
Criminal Procedure would have to be considered as
stale, ineffective and even infructuous. Whatever
may be the activities of the applicant in the year
2005, they cannot be considered to be relevant today
for achieving the object for which preventive action
can be taken by the Police in pursuance of its powers
under Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal
Procedure. Therefore, even if these applications are
allowed and petition is directed to be revived, it
would not serve any purpose in the matter. With
this view in mind, we dismiss the application seeking
condonation of delay. It then follows that the
application seeking restoration of the criminal writ
petition also stands disposed of accordingly.
