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1981 Supreme(Raj) 345

RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT AT JAIPUR BENCH
Kasliwal, J.
Maula Bux - Appellant
Versus
Sagiruddin - Respondent
SB Criminal Misc Petition No. 133 of 1981.
Decided On : 25-05-1981

The SDM has the jurisdiction to review his own order under Section 145 of the CrPC, but only in exceptional circumstances.

Headnote:

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE - SECTION 145 - ORDER OF ATTACHMENT - REVIEW - JURISDICTION - SUB-DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE - POWER TO REVIEW OWN ORDER - CONDITIONS - INHERENT POWERS OF HIGH COURT - INTERFERENCE - GROUNDS.

Fact of the Case:

The petitioner filed a revision petition challenging the order of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) dated 11-5-81 and 18-5-81, which recalled an earlier order of attachment and appointment of a receiver passed on 24-2-81 in a proceeding under Section 145 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). The petitioner argued that the SDM had no jurisdiction to review his own order and that the impugned orders were passed without any supervening circumstances.

Finding of the Court:

The court held that the SDM had the jurisdiction to review his own order under Section 145 of the CrPC, but only in exceptional circumstances. The court found that the SDM had not provided any reasons for recalling the earlier order and that there was no evidence of any imminent danger of breach of peace. The court also noted that the petitioner was not in actual physical possession of the property at the time of filing the application under Section 145 of the CrPC.

Issues: 1. Whether the SDM had the jurisdiction to review his own order under Section 145 of the CrPC? 2. Whether there were any supervening circumstances that justified the SDM's review of the earlier order? 3. Whether the petitioner was in actual physical possession of the property at the time of filing the application under Section 145 of the CrPC?

Ratio Decidendi: The court held that the SDM had the jurisdiction to review his own order under Section 145 of the CrPC, but only in exceptional circumstances. The court found that the SDM had not provided any reasons for recalling the earlier order and that there was no evidence of any imminent danger of breach of peace. The court also noted that the petitioner was not in actual physical possession of the property at the time of filing the application under Section 145 of the CrPC.

Final Decision: The court dismissed the revision petition, holding that the SDM had the jurisdiction to review his own order and that there were no grounds for interference under Section 482 of the CrPC.

JUDGMENT

1. - This is a revision petition by party No. 1 under section 397 read with section 401 and 482 Cr.P C against the order of the sub Divisional Magistrate, Jhunjhunu dated 11-5-81 and a subsequent order dated 18-5-81.

2. Brief facts leading to this petition are that the party No. 1 Molla Bux filed an application under section 145 Cr.P.C. in the Court of Sub Divisional Magistrate, Jhunjhunu and he passed a preliminary order on 24-2-81 and also treating the case to be of emergent nature, appointed Tehsildar as receiver on the property in question. It appears that thereafter an application was moved by party No. 2 for setting aside the earlier order on the ground that party No. 1 had obtained the earlier order by practising a fraud and concealing the important facts that the property in question was sold by him by a registered sale deed 10 years ago to the party No. 2. The learned S.D.M. thereafter took notice of the same and after hearing the parties on the application filed by the party No. 2 the learned Sub Divisional Magistrate passed an order re-calling his earlier order dated 24-2-81 and to maintain status quo The learned Sub Divisional Magistrate also gave a direction that now the parties would file the documents affidavit and other evidence in support of their case and thereafter the case would be decided on merits The care was directed to be fixed on 8-5-81 for the evidence of party No. 1. The party No 1 then moved an application before the learned Sub Divisional Magistrate, on which it was directed od 18-5-81 that he may bring any order till 25.5.81 Learned counsel for the petitioner has vehemently contended that once an order was passed by the learned Sub Divisional Magistrate on 24.2.81 attaching the property and appointing a receiver, thereafter it had no jurisdiction to review such order. There were no supervening circumstances under which the Magistrate could have taken notice and pass the impugned order dated 11.5.81. Learned counsel further submitted that the learned Sub- Divisional Magistrate wrongly placed reliance on 1980 R.L.W. 155 and 1980 Cr.L.J. page 1. Learned counsel further placed reliance on 1979 Cr.L R. page 171 in order to show that the Sub Divisional Magistrate after having passed the order dated 24.2.81 has no jurisdiction under the Criminal Procedure Code to modify or review this order.

3. At the time of arguments asked the learned counsel for the petitioner to produce the order of the learned Sub Divisional Magistrate dated 24.2.81 in order to satisfy this court as to under what circumstances and on what grounds the order dated 24-2-81 was passed by the learned Sub Divisional Magistrate. Learned counsel for the petitioner insisted that the case may be heard without filing the order dated 24-2-81 and as such I have no option then to decide this petition under a handicap of not seeing the order dated 24.2 81. The learned Sub Divisional Magistrate in its impugned order has mentioned the party No. 1 committed a fraud in not bringing out the real facts before him before passing the order dated 24-2-81 and he wrongly arrived to the conclusion that these was an eminent danger as to breach of peace. Learned Sub Divisional Magistrate subsequently on the application of the party No. 2 has disclosed in his impugned order, that he was satisfied that there was no imminent danger of breach of peace, and as such he wrongly passed an order for attaching the property in question during the pendency of enquiry under section 145. on merits. Under these circumstances when the learned Sub Divisional Magistrate in the facts and circumstances of this cate arrived to the conclusion that there was no imminent danger as to breach of peace, in my opinion he could have withdrawn the attachment passed by him on 24-2-81. As the order dated 24-2-81 is not before me, it is not possible to find out as to whether the Sub Divisional Magistrate had considered the sale deed made in favour of party No. 2 at the time of the pass






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