RAMESH CHAND Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PETITIONER Ramesh Chand has filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of the kalandra submitted by the police of Police Station Nissang, District Karnal, against him under Section 182 IPC and the consequent proceedings.

(2.) IN this case, on a complaint made by the petitioner, FIR No. 31 dated 1.2.1999 was registered at Police Station Nissang under Section 379 IPC against Sona Devi and her son Balbir alias Dalbir. In the complaint, it was alleged that Smt. Sona Devi, the then Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Village Amunpur, with the help of certain persons have cut trees standing on the panchayat land. Subsequently, during the investigation, the police found the allegations to be false. Consequently, the aforesaid FIR was got cancelled. Thereafter, the police submitted impugned kalandra under Section 182 IPC against the petitioner for initiating proceeding against him for giving false information to the police.

(3.) COUNSEL for the respondent-State has not disputed the filing of the private complaint by the petitioner against the accused on the similar allegations as well as the summoning of the accused in the said complaint by the trial Court. The pendency of the complaint is also not disputed.