Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 1061 · Decided 12 October 2007
Rajinder Singh Katoch v. Chandigarh Administration & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 1061 · [2007] 11 S.C.R. 246
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1432/2007
- Decided
- 12 October 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, H.S. BEDI (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 339; CrPC Section 482, 154
Headnote
SINGH KA TOCH v. CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION & ORS. OCTOBER 12, 2007 B [S.B. SINHA AND HARJIT SINGH BEDI, JJ.) Code of Criminal Procedure, 197 3-s.154-FIR-Registration of-When-Held: Though competent officer is legally bound to register ~ C FIR, but after premliminary enquily the authorities property­ D Held: Such right being civil in nature, has to be enforced by taking recourse to remedies under Civil law and not by taking recourse to criminal proceedings. Appellant was denied access to joint family property by the co- sharer (respondent No. 4). His FIR was not registered.
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