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2001 Supreme(Raj) 1828

RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT AT JAIPUR BENCH
H.R.Panwar, J.
Munna and Others - Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan and Another - Respondent
S.B. Criminal Misc. Petition No. 489 of 2001.
Decided On : 20-09-2001

Advocates:
For the Petitioners:Dilip Singh, Advocate.
For the Party: R.R. Chhaparwal, Public Prosecutor.
For the Non-Petitioner No. 2:R.S. Chundawat, Advocate.

Headnote:

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Sections 145, 146 and 482- The petition was filed for quashing of proceeding as the parallel proceedings were going on, one under Executive Magistrate and another under the Revenue court- Executive magistrate neither formed opinion nor reached to thru conclusion whether dispute exist with regard to land in question- He could not assume jurisdiction to proceed under s.145 and s.146 Cr.p.c, until he reaches to the conclusion-Meanwhile Revenue court passed the injunction order in the same matter- It was held that this clearly abuse the process of court- Proceedings were quashed.

JUDGMENT

1. - By this criminal misc. petition, the petitioners seek quashing of proceedings in Criminal Misc. Case No. 4/2000 pending before the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Jaitaran (for short 'the Executive Magistrate').

2. Non-petitioner no. 2 Gopu filed a complaint before the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Jaitaran under sections 145 and 146 Cr.PC. against the petitioners. It was alleged that agricultural land bearing Khasra No. 205 situated in village Giri measuring 2 bighas was purchased by .non-petitioner no. 2 from petitioner no. 8 Jhamku widow of Bhola Ram in Samvat Year 2031 and since then, he is in cultivatory possession of the said land. It was alleged that the petitioners were trying to dispossess non-petitioner no. 2 from the land in question. It was also alleged that there is likelihood of breach of peace on account of the dispute of possession of the said land. The Executive Magistrate forwarded the said complaint to S.H.O., Police Station, Sendara, who after investigation, submitted a report on 9.7.2000. On the report, the Executive Magistrate initiated proceedings under section 145 Cr.PC.

3. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties. Perused the order impugned.

4. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the whole proceeding initiated by the Executive Magistrate under sections 145 and 146 Cr.PC. is without jurisdiction. It is contended that the Execrative Magistrate assumed jurisdiction only when condition/situation envisaged under sub-section (1) of section 145 Cr.PC. exists. Section 145(1) CLPC. provides that when an Executive Magistrate is satisfied from a report of a police officer or upon other information that a dispute likely to cause a breach of peace exists concerning any land or water or the boundaries thereof, within his focal jurisdiction. The learned Executive Magistrate initiated the proceedings vide order dated 13.7.2000. The order dated 13.7.2000 reads as under:

"lk;y e; odhy mifLFkrA lk;y us izkFkZuk&i= vUrxZr /kkjk 145&146 lh0vkj0ih0lh0 ds rgr izkFkZuk&i= is'k fd;kA ftldk geus voyksdu fd;kA izkFkZuk i= vUrxZr /kkjk 145 lh0vkj0ih0lh0 ds ntZ jftLVj gksA xSj lk;y tfj;s uksfVl ryc gksA i=koyh okLrs tokc gsrq fnukad 26-7-2000 dks is'k gksA"

5. It is obvious from the order of 13.7.2000 that the learned Magistrate has not recorded subjective satisfaction regarding the dispute likely to cause breach of peace. Thus, there is nothing on record to show that when the Executive Magistrate passed preliminary order initiating proceedings under sections 145 and 146 Cr.P.C., there existed any breach of peace arising out of dispute concerning any land and, therefore, without satisfying that a dispute likely to cause a breach of peace, the learned Executive Magistrate assumes no jurisdiction to initiate the proceedings under sections 145 and 146 Cr.PC. Thus, according to the learned counsel for the petitioners, the preliminary order dated 13.7.2000 and further proceeding taken thereunder is without jurisdiction.

6. It was next contended by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners filed a revenue suit in the Court of Assistant District Magistrate, Jaitaran against the non-petitioners and others for permanent injunction under sections 188 and 92-A of the Rajasthan tenancy Act (for short 'the Act'). Along with the revenue suit under sections 188 and 92-A of the Act, the petitioners filed an application under section 212 of the Act read with Outer 39 Rules 1 & 2 and section 151 C.P.C. seeking temporary injunction against the non-petitioners and others. The learned revenue court i.e. Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Jaitaran by order dated 5.2.1997 allowed the application for temporary injunction and non-petitioner no. 2 and others were restrained to interfere with the possession of the land in dispute of the petitioners. The learned counsel for the petitioners further contended that since the matter is seized by the revenue court and under these circumstances, parallel proceedings









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