JUDGMENT

1. The instant application is filed under Section 340 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “CrPC”) for initiation of perjury proceedings against the Defendant No. 1 for making false statements on oath.

2. The present suit is one for partition, rendition of accounts and recovery of amounts due to the Plaintiffs from the Defendants.

3. The facts of the case, as mentioned in the Plaint, reveal that the Parties are the children of one Late Ram Chander Sharma, who died intestate on 28.04.2022. The Petitioners and Defendant No. 2 herein are the daughters of the deceased, whereas the Defendant No. 1 is the son of the deceased. It is stated that during his lifetime, the deceased acquired various

movable and immovable properties, which are mentioned in Paragraph No. 3 of the Plaint. The Plaintiffs, raising apprehensions of Defendant No. 1 misappropriating money from the suit properties, filed the instant suit seeking partition in all the properties mentioned in the Suit Schedule.

4. The instant application was listed on 25.02.2026. Petitioner No. 1 was appearing in-person before this Court via Video Conferencing.

5. On the said da