SupremeToday Landscape Ad
Back
Next
Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation
Listen Audio Icon Pause Audio Icon
judgment-img

2024 Supreme(MP) 348

IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
Subodh Abhyankar, J.
Pramod Sadani v. State of M. P
Miscellaneous Criminal Case No. 10871 of 2024 (I);
Decided on 21.5.2024*

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Akhil Godha
For the Respondent:Kapil Mahant for respondents.

Headnote:

Criminal P.C., 1973 -- Criminal P. C., 1973 -- S. 482 -- Penal Code, 1860 -- Ss. 294, 452, 506 and 34 -- Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 -- Ss. 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(Va) -- quashing of FIR -- allegation of abusing girl belonging to scheduled caste/tribe -- incident did not take place within public view -- ingredients of offence clearly missing -- sections of Act not attracted -- moreover, material available on record to prove property dispute between parties -- panchnama prepared by Naib Nazir of Court on date of incident proved entire prosecution to be false -- FIR quashed. (2008) 14 SCC 1 followed. [Paras 12 to 14

naM çfØ;k lafgrk] 1973 && èkkjk 482 && naM lafgrk] 1860 && èkkjk 294] 452] 506 rFkk 34 && vuqlwfpr tkfr v©j vuqlwfpr tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ vfèkfu;e] 1989 && èkkjk 3¼1½¼n½] 3¼1½¼èk½ rFkk 3¼2½¼Qd½ && çFke bfÙkyk fji¨V dk vfÒ[kaMu && vuqlwfpr tkfr@tutkfr dh yM+dh d¨ vi'kCn dgus dk vfÒdFku && ÄVuk y¨d voy¨du esa ugÈ ÄVh && vijkèk d¢ laÄVdksa dk Li"V vHkko && vfèkfu;e dh èkkjk,¡ vkd`"V ugÈ && bld¢ vfrfjä] i{kdkj¨a d¢ eè; laifÙk dk fookn lkfcr djus d¢ fy, vfÒys[k ij lkexzh miyCèk && ÄVuk d fnukad d¨ U;k;ky; d¢ uk;c ukft+j }kjk rS;kj iapukek ls laiw.kZ vfÒ;¨tu feF;k lkfcr && çFke bfÙkyk fji¨VZ vfÒ[kafMrA ¼2008½ 14 ,llhlh 1 vuqlfjrA ¼iSjk 12 ls 14

ORDER

1. None for the respondent No.2, despite service of notice.

2. Heard finally.

3. This petition has been filed by the petitioner under section 482 of the Cr.P.C. for quashing the FIR dated 21.2.2024, lodged at Police Station Sarangpur, District Rajgarh at Crime No.98/2024 under sections 294, 452, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Amended 2015), and the consequent criminal proceedings arising out of the aforesaid crime number.

4. In brief, the facts of the case are that the FIR in the present case was lodged on 21.2.2024, in respect of an incident which took place on 20.2.2024 between 12:00 to 13:00 hours in the noon, by the complainant Bulbul Katiya, D/o. Mukesh Katiya, alleging that she is a Class-12th student, and her father is having a property dispute with the accused persons since 2013, and on 20.2.2024, at around 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in the noon, when she was studying and was alone at home, the accused Pradeep Sadani and Pramod Sadani came to her house and forced open the gate after kicking it, and also started abusing her and when she informed them that her father and mother have gone out, she was also abused and aspersions were made on her caste also.

5. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that on a bare perusal of the FIR, it is apparent that a false case has been imposed on the petitioner, which is also apparent from the fact that the complainant?s father Mukesh had filed a Civil Suit No.10-A/2014 against the petitioner for declaration, permanent injunction and partition, which was dismissed by the Trial Court on 28.9.2016 and in the meantime, a civil suit No.RCSA 9/2014 was also filed by the petitioners for declaration, permanent injunction and possession against Mukesh, the father of the complainant, which was allowed by the Trial Court on 28.9.2016 and the father of the complainant was directed to handover the possession of the suit property. The aforesaid decree was challenged by Mukesh by filing an appeal before the District Appellate Court, RCA-48/2016 whereas, against the judgement and decree passed in the case of the complainant?s father, RCA 46/2016 was filed. However, both these appeals were also dismissed by the Appellate Court on 19.4.2022, against which, S.A. Nos.1103/2022 and 1104/2022 respectively were filed before the High Court on 2.5.2022 and on 31.3.2023, both the second appeals were dismissed affirming the order passed by the Civil Court. A special leave petition was also filed by the father of the complainant before the Supreme Court and the same has also been dismissed by the Supreme Court on 28.11.2023 and 1.12.2023. Thereafter, on 29.1.2024 an execution proceedings was filed by the petitioner which was registered as EXA/6/2022 and the possession warrants were issued by the Execution Court on the said date and in compliance of the aforesaid warrants, on 20.2.2024, when the Naib Nazir of the Sarangpur Court went to the house of the complainant?s father, which is the same as has been mentioned in the FIR and from there he also called the petitioners to take possession, however, the efforts of the Naib Nazir and the petitioners were thwarted by the father of the complainant, who started creating ruckus with the petitioners and the Naib Nazir and thereafter, the FIR has been lodged on 21.2.2024 of the same time when the petitioner had gone to the house of the complainant in the presence of Naib Nazir.

6. Counsel for the petitioners has also drawn the attention of this Court to the panchnama prepared by the Naib Nazir, on which, the time and date are mentioned as 1:30 p.m. dated 20.2.2024. Thus, it is submitted that only with a view of wreak vengeance against the petitioners and harass them on account of their success in the Civil Courts, the present criminal case has been lodged by Mukesh through his daughter.

7. Counsel has also drawn the attention of this Court to the panchnama as aforesaid, in

Click Here to Read the rest of this document
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
SupremeToday Portrait Ad
supreme today icon
logo-black

An indispensable Tool for Legal Professionals, Endorsed by Various High Court and Judicial Officers

Please visit our Training & Support
Center or Contact Us for assistance

qr

Scan Me!

India’s Legal research and Law Firm App, Download now!

For Daily Legal Updates, Join us on :

whatsapp-icon Back to top