S.Navaneetham v. Kalaiselvi
Case brief
What is this about?
Revision filed challenging dismissal of criminal complaint regarding property dispute. Court noted amicable settlement of civil suit. Closed criminal revision based on counsel submissions.
What did the court decide?
None; Criminal Revision Case closed based on submission that dispute is settled.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED 06.01.2017
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN
Criminal Revision Case No.1078 of 2010
S.Navaneetham ... Petitioner
Versus
1.Kalaiselvi 2. C.Babu .. Respondents
Revision Petition filed under Section 397 and 401 of Cr.P.C., against the order dated 13.08.2010 passed in M.P.No.4961 of 2010 in unnumber CC. No. of 2010 on the file of the learned XV Metropolitan Magistrate, George Town, Chennai dismissed the complaint under Section 203 of Cr.P.C. for an offence under Sections 420, 464 and 471 of I.P.C. and prays for setting aside the same.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.P.Venkatasubramanian For Respondent : Mr.C.V.Vijayakumar for R1 Mr.S.Mathivanan for R2
ORDER
Challenging the order passed in M.P.No.4961 of 2010 on the file of XV, Metropolitan Magistrate, George Town, Chennai dismissing the private complaint filed by the petitioner, the present revision is filed before this Court.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether a criminal revision is maintainable when the underlying civil dispute has been amicably settled and the civil suit dismissed.
Whether the trial court erred in dismissing the complaint where the property dispute was civil in nature.
Whether the magistrate should have quashed the proceedings given the settlement between parties.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
S. Navaneetham
- respondent
Kalaiselvi
- respondent
C. Babu
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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