Sr. No. 42

HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH

AT JAMMU

CJ Court

Case: CPCR No. 1 of 2018

Rajan Gandhi

…Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s)

Through: None

V/s

Ramesh Kumar Jalla and another

…. Respondent(s)

Through: Sh. Vipan Gandotra, Advocate

Ms. Veenu Gupta, Advocate vice

Sh. Sunil Sethi, Sr. Advocate for

R-2

CORAM:

HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAN LAL, JUDGE

ORDER

01.

These proceedings for contempt have been initiated as the respondents

have failed to comply with the directions of the Judicial Magistrate, 1^st

Class, Jammu dated 02.01.2017, by which he has required the Senior

Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch, Jammu to register FIR in terms of

Section 156 (3) of the Cr.P.C against the accused persons.

02.

Reply stands filed on behalf of the respondents and in paragraph 16 of

the said reply, it has been mentioned that in pursuance of the above order of

the Judicial Magistrate, 1^st Class, Jammu, FIR No. 17 of 2017 has already

been registered on 12.05.2017 mentioning the facts of the case.

03.

In view of the fact that the FIR has already been registered as directed,

there is sufficient compliance of the order, may be delayed compliance.

Accordingly, we are of the opinion that the purpose of initiation of the

contempt proceedings have outlived the purpose and, as such, the contempt

proceedings are directed to be closed and the notices are discharged.

(MOHAN LAL) (PANKAJ MITHAL)

JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE

Jammu

16.11.2021

Vijay

VIJAY KUMAR

2021.11.17 10:50

I attest to the accuracy and

integrity of this document