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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
VIRENDER SINGH
Chaman Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of H.P. – Respondent
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| 1. petition seeks quashing of criminal proceedings (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. partition proceedings limited to agricultural land (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. demarcation and sale deed of khasra 513 executed (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. initial police inquiry found no offense (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. 156(3) complaint filed suppressing material facts (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 6. civil suit and fir against complainant for trespass (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28) |
| 7. magistrate orders cognizance despite cancellation report (Para 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35) |
| 8. complainant alleges conspiracy and damage to property (Para 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45) |
| 9. civil dispute lacks criminal offense ingredients (Para 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52) |
| 10. quash proceedings cloaking civil disputes criminally (Para 53 , 54 , 55 , 56) |
| 11. proceedings quashed; no criminal case made out (Para 57 , 58 , 59) |
JUDGMENT :
Virender Singh, Judge
Petitioners have filed the present petition, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as ‘Cr.P.C.’), for quashing the proceedings in case No. “UTR-CR/7021/2018”, titled as, 2025:HHC:41446 ‘ Smt. Bimla versus
Criminal proceedings quashed under S.482 Cr.P.C. when civil land partition/ownership dispute falsely portrayed as trespass, mischief, cheating; unrecorded family agreement ineffective against revenue....
Cheating and forgery – A bonafide criminal prosecution cannot be quashed at threshold.
Allowing criminal proceedings to continue, without there being any criminal element, is not permissible and it amounts to abuse of process of law.
The court ruled that ongoing civil litigation does not preclude criminal prosecutions where sufficient evidence indicates dishonest intent constituting an offence under Section 420 IPC.
Point of law: when a dispute essentially of a civil nature is given the cloak of criminal offence and if a civil remedy is available, the High Court should not hesitate to quash the criminal proceedi....
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