V S Gopal Mudaliyar Alias v. S Gopal Mudaliya v the State of Jharkhand

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High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi | Cr.M.P. No. 23 of 2023 | decided 17-01-2024 | Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary (sole judge/author). Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by V.S. Gopal Mudaliyar @ V.S. Gopal Mudaliya (power-of-attorney holder acting for Umashankar Sharma and Sanju Devi) to quash Complaint Case No. 915 of 2021 and the cognizance/prima-facie order dated 11.07.2022 of the CJM, Seraikella charging him with Sections 406/420/468 IPC over allegations of forcible occupation of the complainant Chandra Kant Sharma's purportedly purchased and mutated land, obstruction of construction despite an S.144 Cr.P.C. proceeding, dispossession by threat, and forged mutation obtaining utility connections. RESULT: petition ALLOWED; entire proceeding QUASHED qua petitioner — no forgery alleged (S.468 fails; cf. Indian Bank v. Satyam Fibres (India) (P) Ltd., (1996) 5 SCC 550 : AIR 1996 SC 2592; Ram Narayan Popli v. CBI, (2003) 3 SCC 641); no inducement/deceit alleged (S.420 fails; cf. R.S. Nayak v. A.R. Antulay, (1986) 2 SCC 716); no entrustment/dominion alleged (S.406 fails); proceeding deemed abuse of process. Usha Chakraborty v. State of West Bengal, 2023 Supreme (SC) 76, invoked by counsel re suppression of Original Title Suit No. 86 of 2019 (petitioner not impleaded; no injunction) — referred, not adjudicated as precedent by this court. Ancillary references: S.144 Cr.P.C. proceeding by S.D.O.; Demarcation Cases Nos. 5 & 6 of 2006-2007 (Circle Amin); OTS No. 86 of 2019. Bench: Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.; counsel: R.S. Mazumdar (Sr. Adv.), J. Mazumdar, Rohan Mazumdar (petitioner); Pankaj Kumar (P.P., State); Mahesh Kr. Sinha (O.P. No. 2).