Ramratan @ Ramswaroop vs State of Madhya Pradesh

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2024 Supreme(SC) 981

C. T. RAVIKUMAR, SANDEEP MEHTA
Ramratan @ Ramswaroop – Appellant
Versus
State of Madhya Pradesh – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Nachiketa Joshi, A.a.g., Sr. Adv. Mr. Pashupathi Nath Razdan, AOR Mr. Kushagra Singh, Adv. Mr. Ajay Sharma, Adv. Ms. Mrinmoi Chatterjee, AOR Mr. Varun Dev Mishra, Adv. Ms. Kirti Lal, Adv. Mr. Ritvik Mishra, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Ms. Mrinmoi Chatterjee, AOR Mr. Varun Dev Mishra, Adv. Ms. Kirti Lal, Adv. Mr. Nachiketa Joshi, A.A.G., Sr. Adv. Mr. Pashupathi Nath Razdan, AOR Mr. Kushagra Singh, Adv. Mr. Ajay Sharma, Adv. Ms. Christi Jain, AOR Mr. Puneet Jain, Sr. Adv. Mr. Arun Arora, Adv. Mr. Mann Arora, Adv. Ms. Akriti Sharma, Adv. Mr. Harsh Jain, Adv. Mr. Om Sudhir Vidyarthi, Adv. Mr. Ojusya Joshi, Adv. Ms. Chhaya Kirti, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

Mehta, J.

Criminal Appeal @ SLP(Crl.) No. 10773 of 2024

1. Leave Granted.

2. This appeal arises from an order dated 25th July, 2024,¹[Hereinafter being referred to as ‘Impugned Order’] passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench,²[Hereinafter being referred to as ‘High Court’] in Miscellaneous Criminal Case No. 27154 of 2024. Vide the impugned order, the High Court granted bail to the appellants, subject to certain conditions, including the removal of a wall at their expense and also directed the State of Madhya Pradesh to hand over the possession of the disputed property to the complainant,³[Mr. Ghanshyam Lashkari] (objector before the High Court).

3. The brief facts relevant and essential for the adjudication of the present appeal are as follows.

4. An FIR,⁴[FIR No. 539 of 2024] was lodged on 22nd April, 2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 294, 323, 506, 447, 147, 148, and Section 458 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860,⁵[Hereinafter being referred to as the ‘IPC’] at Police Station Road, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The complainant alleged that the appellants, along with others, had forcefully entered into his property after breaking a wall and assaulted his