RAJA NRIPENDRA SINGH Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) B. P. Singh, J. All these four petitions relate to Criminal Case No. 292 of 1989 State v. Nripendra Singh & Ors. , under Sections 406/420/477/120-B, I. P. C. , P. S. Jariya, district Hamirpur and are being disposed of by this judgment.

(2.) LATE Maharaja Mahipal Singh Judev was the owner of Sarila Estate in district Hamirpur. LATE Maharaja had five sons i. e. Sri Devendra Singh, Sri Jayendra Singh, Sri Virendra Singh, Sri Narendra Singh and Sri Nripendra Singh.

(3.) THE deed of the family settlement was left with Raja Narendra Singh as he was the eldest and senior most member of the family. It was also agreed that the deed in question could be availed of by any one of the execu tants for showing the same to the officers or courts if and when required in any proceedings. Smt. Kumud Rani took the deed of settlement from Raja Narendra Singh upon the plea that she was to show the same to the officers where mutation proceedings were pending relating to the share which fell to the lot of Raja Nripendra Singh. THEse proceedings were completing in March 1988 in the court of Naib-Tahsildar Jalalpur Bathi. THEreafter on 18th April, 1988 Smt. Kumud Rani received back the deed of settlement from the Naib-Tansildar, Jampur-Bathi and has kept the same with her since then. When Raja Narendra Singh applied for the mutation of the property in his name, objection was filed by Raja Nripendra Singh. THE deed of family settlement was also not produced by Smt. Kumud Rani. She also refused to hand over the deed of settlement to Raja Narendra Singh who, under the terms of the agreement between the executants, was entitled to keep the same.