document No.1058 of 2002 dated 09.09.2002. In fact, the first accused herein was an attesting witness to the partition deed entered between the second respondent's father and his brother. The second respondent's father derived title over the property by way of partition deed dated 14.08.1974 registered vide document No.1989 of 1974. Thereafter, on the strength of the sale deed, the petitioners 2 to 5 herein obtained sub-division in survey No.68 2B/1B and 68 2B/1C and also obtained patta No.461 and 567. In fact, the said patta is also under challenge before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Mettur, Salem District. In fact, the petitioners as well as the second respondent filed writ petitions before this Court in WP.No.28104 and 33720 of 2022, in which this Court passed common order directing the Revenue Divisional Officer to proceed with the enquiry after giving an opportunity of hearing to all the parties and to pass orders within a period of four weeks from the date receipt of the order dated 02.06.2023. Further, the petitioners have challenged only summons issued to them in the present criminal original petition. They did not even challenge the complaint or proceedings initiated in CC.No.1212 of 2020. Therefore, this Court finds no infirmity or illegality in taking cognizance by the learned Judicial Magistrate No.VI, Salem.
