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2011 DIGILAW 313 (JHR)

Sadhan Pal v. State of Jharkhand

2011-04-05

D.K.SINHA

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Order The petitioner has invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashment of the order dated 24.7.2008 passed by Sri. Raghubar Dayal, Addl. Sessions Judge, FTC No. III Jamshedpur by which the petition of the petitioner filed under Section 146(1) which was rejected by Sri. B. Maheshwari, Executive Magistrate, Dhalbhum at Jamshedpur in Miscellaneous Case No. 873 of 1999 was affirmed- and Cr. Rev. No. 111 of 2008 was rejected. 2. The brief fact of the case was that on the basis of the written report of Sunil Pal (now deceased) i.e. the brother of the present petitioner, a proceeding under Section' 107 Cr.P.C was' initiated against the O.P. NO.2 by the order of the SDM, Jamshedpur which was registered as Misc Case No. 873 of 1999. The proceeding in question was related to weighing-bridge which was installed by the O.P.No. 2 in front of the shop of the petitioner bearing shop No. 30/CI situated at Muri Line, Sakchi and it was stated that the said land was purchased by one Sudhir Lal i.e. father of the petitioner on 18.3.1995 from one Kalipada Gope against the consideration of Rs. 17,000/-. It was alleged that the O.P. No. 2 attempted several times to grab the land of the petitioner as he was having similar trade therefore, the business rivalry resulted into long drawn enmity, as such cases and counter cases were initiated against each other. A proceeding under Section 107 of Cr.P.C was converted into one under Section 145 of Cr.P.C. A title suit was also filed against the O.P. No. 2 by the petitioner in the court of Munsif, Jamshedpur Vide T.S. No. 11 of 2008 and during pendency of the proceeding under Section 145 Cr.P.C. the petitioner filed a petition under Section 146(1) of Cr.P.C for appointment of receiver which was refused by the impugned order. 3. Mr. A.K. Kashyap, the learned Sr. Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the learned Add!. Sessions Judge, dismissed the criminal revision observing that the learned Executive Magistrate had recorded his satisfaction that there was no emergency for attachment of the property and that the revisional court did not find illegality or irregularity in the order impugned. 4. Heard Mr. D.K. Chakrabarty, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the O.P. No.2. 5. Sessions Judge, dismissed the criminal revision observing that the learned Executive Magistrate had recorded his satisfaction that there was no emergency for attachment of the property and that the revisional court did not find illegality or irregularity in the order impugned. 4. Heard Mr. D.K. Chakrabarty, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the O.P. No.2. 5. I have gone through the order impugned recorded by the Add!. Sessions Judge, FTC No. III in Cr.Rev. No. 111 of 2000 as also order dated 22.4.2008 passed by the Executive Magistrate in Misc. Case No. 873 of 1999: The learned Magistrate had called for certain reports from the different agency and having been satisfied with the reports that the dispute . was going on for a long time and the title suit was also pending before the competent court of civil jurisdiction, the learned Executive Magistrate rejected the petition filed under Section 146(1) of Cr.P.C., however, continuing the proceeding under Section 145 of Cr.P.C. The impugned order has been drawn in details which contained the material facts and the reports of the different agency which does not call for interference. In the result this petition is dismissed. However, the learned Executive Magistrate, Jamshepur is directed to be vigilant during the pendency of the proceeding so that peace may be maintained upon the land to which parties are disputing.