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2022 Supreme(Mad) 3748

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
G. JAYACHANDRAN, J.
Dhanraj N. Kochar & Ors. - Petitioners
Versus
State, Rep. by The Inspector of Police, CCB, EDF II, Team IX-A & Ors. - Respondents
Crl.O.P.Nos.15716, 15717, 24431 of 2017 & 8609 of 2019, Crl.M.P.Nos.9801, 9802, 11120, 11121, 14139, 14140 of 2017 & 4596 of 2019
Decided On : 16-08-2022

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioners: Mr. A. Ramesh, Senior Counsel for Mr. B.A. Sujay Prasanna.
For the Respondents:Mr. N.S. Suganthan, Government Advocate(Crl.Side), Mr. A. Navaneetha Krishnan, Senior Counsel for Mr. V. Jayaprakash Narayanan Legal heirs of N.R. Vatchala.

Headnote:

Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 406, 420, 506 (i) – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Section 482, 156(3) – Tamil Nadu Urban and Land Ceiling Act, 1987 – Criminal Original Petition – Quash all proceedings – Quash complaints – Framing charge – Criminal prosecution belatedly – Complainant filed an application before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C, in Crl. M.P, alleging that, her complaint before Commissioner of Police against the accused persons regarding grabbing of land by committing breach of trust, cheating and intimidating her not acted upon – Held, Court is of view that since complaint itself is born out of malice and not sustainable for accused to undergo ordeal of trial, no order warrants in these implead applications – Hence, Crl.M.P. are dismissed – Petitioners, who are legal heirs of deceased N.R. shall participate in pending civil proceedings by filing appropriate impleading petitions – Dismissal of these applications in quash petitions shall no way prejudice their rights in participating civil proceedings – Criminal Original Petitions Allowed.

ORDER :

[Prayer : Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records in C.C.No.1371 of 2017 on the file of the Learned Metropolitan Magistrate for CCB & CB-CID, Egmore at Allikulam, Chennai in Crime No.100 of 2014 on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same.

Prayer : Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records in C.C.No.692 of 2017 on the file of the Learned Metropolitan Magistrate for CCB & CB-CID, Egmore at Allikulam, Chennai in Crime No.99 of 2014 on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same.

Prayer: Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records and quash all the proceedings in C.C.No.47 of 2017 on the file of the Learned Metropolitan Magistrate, CCB-CBCID, Egmore at Allikulam, Chennai in Crime No.43 of 2014 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Chennai.

Prayer: Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records and quash all the proceedings in C.C.No.1371 of 2017 on the file of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, CCB-CBCID, Egmore, Chennai in Crime No.100 of 2014 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Chennai.]

Crl.O.P.No.15716 of 2017 & 8609 of 2019:-

(i) N.R. Vatchala, the complainant filed an application before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C, in Crl.M.P.No.7321 of 2013 dated 29.10.2013, alleging that, her complaint before Commissioner of Police against the accused persons regarding grabbing of land by committing breach of trust, cheating and intimidating her not acted upon. Hence, the Learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore directed respondent police to investigate and file final report. Pursuant to the order of the Court in Crl.M.P.No.7321 of 2013, dated 29.10.2013, the 1st respondent police registered F.I.R in Crime No.100 of 2014 on 15.02.2014.

Crl.O.P.No.15717 of 2017:-

(ii). N.R. Vatchala, the complainant filed an application before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C, in Crl.M.P.No.7319 of 2013 dated 29.10.2013, alleging that her complaint before Commissioner of Police against the accused persons regarding grabbing of land by committing breach of trust, cheating and intimidating her not acted upon. Hence, the Learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore directed the respondent police to investigate and file final report. Pursuant to the order of the Court in Crl.M.P.No.7319 of 2013 dated 29.10.2013, the 1st respondent police registered F.I.R in Crime No.99 of 2014 on 15.02.2014.

Crl.O.P.No.24431 of 2017:-

(iii). N.R. Vatchala, the complainant filed an application before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C, in Crl.M.P.No.7322 of 2013 dated 29.10.2013, alleging that her complaint before Commissioner of Police against the accused persons regarding grabbing of land by committing breach of trust, cheating and intimidating her not acted upon. Hence, the Learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore directed the respondent police to investigate and file final report. Pursuant to the order of the Court in Crl.M.P.No.7322 of 2013 dated 29.10.2013, the 1st respondent police registered F.I.R in Crime No.43 of 2014 on 18.01.2014.

2. These three private complaints were filed on common facts that the complainant N.R. Vatchala was carrying on real estate business in the name and style of M/s.Saravana Real Estate. She entered into an unregistered sale agreement with one Ravichandran, for purchase of 3 acres of land situated in S.No.43 Part, Kolathur Village, Perambur Taluk, Chennai for consideration of Rs.15 lakhs. To develop her business, she borrowed Rs.2,25,000/- from Dhanraj Kochar, Inderchand Jain and Suresh Kumar in year 1988. As a security for the loan, she instructed her vendor Ravichandran to execute the sale deeds in favour of these three persons to an ex

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