(i) any person convicted of an offence punishable under Chapters XII, XVII or XVIII of the Indian Penal Code, whose previous conviction or convictions, taken in conjunction with the facts of the present case, show that he is by habit a robber, house-breaker, dacoit, thief or receiver of stolen property, or that he habitually commits extortion, cheating, counterfeiting coin, currency notes or stamps, or forgery ;
(ii) any person convicted of an offence punishable under Chapter XVI of the Indian Penal Code, whose previous conviction or convictions taken in conjunction with the facts of the present case, show that he habitually commits offences ;
(iii) any person committed to or detained in prison under Section 122 read with Section 109 or Section 110 of the Code ;
(iv) any person convicted of any of the offences specified in (i) above, when it appears from the facts of the case, even though no previous conviction has been proved, that he is by habit a member of gang of dacoits, or of thieves or a dealer in slaves or in stolen property;
(v) any person convicted by a Court or Tribunal acting outside India under the General or Special Authority of the Central Government of an offence which would have rendered him liable to be classified as habitual criminal if he had been convicted in a Court established in India.
Explanation:
Section 179 • Criminal Rules of Practice and Circular Orders, 1990
179. Convicts to be classified as "Habitual" or "Casual":
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Section 179
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