Rameshwar Singh Malik, J.:-

1. Present application under Section 378(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure ('Cr.P.C.' for short) seeking leave to appeal, is directed against the judgment of acquittal dated 2.5.2014 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bathinda, whereby complaint, filed by the present applicant-complainant, was dismissed and the accused-respondents were acquitted.

2. Brief facts of the case, as noticed by the learned trial court in para 1 of the impugned judgment, are that the applicant-Manjit Singh filed complaint against accused-respondents under Sections201/306/107/347 read with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code ('IPC for short), on the allegations that complainant was residing at Bathinda alongwith his wife and children, separate from his mother namely Baljit Kaur, who was residing with younger brother of the complainant. Father of the complainant and accused namely Balwant Singh had retired from service as reader to the learned Sessions Judge, Bathinda. Father of the complainant showing farsightedness had partitioned his property among his sons i.e. the complainant and accused No. 1 on 21.06.2000, to avoid any bad blood among his sons at a later s

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