Ramesh Chawla v. State & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi HC; CRL.M.C. 1025/2012 & 1961/2012; Section 482 CrPC / Section 528 BNSS review of revisional orders; summoning order set aside; Section 195(1)(a)(i)/(b)(i) complaint bar; Section 197 sanction — tehrir drafting and FIR registration as Section 154 core police duty, reasonable nexus test, excess-of-duty acts; Section 140 Delhi Police Act 1978 — three-month bar, Administrator's sanction; Section 468(2)(b) and 473 limitation; FIR No. 115/2001 P.S. Model Town; CC No. 5112/2006; Criminal Revision Nos. 370/2010 & 31/2010; Gurmeet Singh (then SHO) & SI Suraj Bhan; Rajeev Arora; Iqbal Singh Marwah distinguished; Bandekar Brothers relied on; P.K. Pradhan; Ganesh Chandra Jew; G.C. Manjunath; Gauri Shankar Prasad; Patel Laljibhai Somabhai; Daulat Ram; Raj Kishor Roy and Budhikota Subbarao referred; petitions dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The offences involved (Sections 182 and 211 IPC) fall within the cognizance-bars of Section 195(1)(a)(i) and Section 195(1)(b)(i) Cr.P.C respectively; the Iqbal Singh Marwah ratio is confined to Section 195(1)(b)(ii) (forgery of documents in custodia legis) and is not attracted, so no proper private complaint lay against the officers and the Magistrate lacked jurisdiction.