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VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
Mungara Vikram Kumar Reddy – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The instant petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [for short ‘Cr.P.C.’] has been filed by the Petitioner/Accused No. 1, seeking quashment of proceedings against him in Crime No. 58 of 2020 on the file of Buchireddypalem Police Station, registered for the offences under Sections 447, 427 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [for short ‘IPC’].
2. The allegations made in the complaint, in brief, are as follows:
(b) While so, on 10.03.2018 at about 8.30 a.m. while her men were cutting the crop, Petitioner came there, threatened them with dire consequences, cut the crop and took away the same by a tractor. On coming to know about the same, Respond
The court quashed criminal proceedings as they were deemed an abuse of process, arising from a civil dispute between close relatives.
The court ruled that criminal proceedings should not be used to settle civil disputes and can be quashed if they do not establish a prima facie case of criminal offence.
The court emphasized that inherent powers under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. should be exercised sparingly to prevent abuse of process and secure ends of justice, especially when allegations do not con....
The court quashed criminal proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C. as the allegations did not constitute a criminal offence and were purely civil in nature.
The court can quash criminal proceedings under inherent powers if the allegations stem from a civil dispute and fail to establish a prima facie case for the alleged criminal offences.
The court quashed criminal proceedings as the allegations did not constitute a criminal offence but were civil in nature, emphasizing the abuse of process of law.
Continuation of proceedings in criminal matters is an abuse of process when allegations are purely civil in nature.
Inherent powers under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. can quash criminal proceedings when no prima facie case is established, preventing abuse of legal process.
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