Prabhat Chandra Biswas v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court criminal revision Cr. Rev. No. 57 of 2019, decided 15.03.2024 by Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary: dismissal of protest-cum-complaint petition upheld; Chief Judicial Magistrate Jamtara order dated 18.08.2018 in P.C.R. Case No. 602 of 2017 treating dispute as civil found free from illegality, perversity and material irregularity; 58-day filing delay condoned (I.A. No. 2166 of 2020, section 5 Limitation Act); antecedents: P.C.R. Case No. 232 of 2016, sections 420/120-B/467 IPC, section 156(3) CrPC final form citing civil dispute; alleged double sale of land - 10 decimals sold to petitioner (deed 330/288, 06.10.2010) versus six decimals earlier sold to Nilam Kumari (deed 309/270, 31.07.2010); sale-deed encumbrance-free and indemnity undertaking; complainant in possession after purchase; no witness depositions produced; revision dismissed, interim order vacated; parties Prabhat Chandra Biswas v. State of Jharkhand, Francis Hansda, Pappu Moses; advocates Rahul Anand (petitioner), Lily Sahay (APP, State).