High Court orders investigation into allegations of collusion of civil judge with land grabbing accused

Recently, the Punjab and Haryana High Court investigated allegations of collusion with land-grabbing accused against a civil judge.

A bench of Justice Pankaj Jain was hearing a plea seeking transfer of FIRs registered for offenses punishable under sections 452, 323, 506, 427, 120-B, 148 and 149 of the IPC to the Central Bureau of Investigation or a special . The investigation team, under the supervision of a senior IPS officer, can adopt a holistic approach. In this case, the Guru Nanak Vidya Bhandar Trust, Daryaganj, New Delhi, was created in the year 1924 and set aside eminent persons as trustees for the purpose of imparting education.

A fake trust in the name of Guru Nanak Vidya Bhandar Trust, New Delhi was created by the accused persons Rajinder Kumar son of Sona Ram and Sarabjit Singh son of Harnam Singh. The dispute pertains to property owned by the petitioner-trust, the present market value of which is more than Rs 100 crore and the FIR has been registered for offenses under sections 452, 323, 506, 427, 120-B, 148 and 149 of the IPC. Went. Case of the petitioner-manager of the trust against the accused persons.

Certain documents were forged by the four accused persons in an attempt to gain possession of the property and one such document is a certificate which was allegedly issued under the Co-operative Societies Act. The proof of the document being forged and fabricated comes from the fact that N.C. T., Delhi was constructed in the year 1991.

Subsequently, the said four persons filed a civil suit before the Civil Court with applications under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 CPC. Initially, interim injunction was granted by the court of civil judge but later, the said application was dismissed.

The bench said that the changing stand of the investigating agency is not a good sign, that too when the case is pending in the court. Given the manner and manner in which the process of law has been abused, this cannot be taken lightly. This shows that neither the crime is routine nor the culprit can be taken lightly.

The High Court said that there is a need to nip the impact on the system in the bud and there is a need to keep strict vigil against any pollutant. Since an attempt has been made to abuse the process of law and make the legal system a party to this misadventure, it is no longer a mere crime of simple forgery. The system cannot tolerate self-inflicted wounds. And hence there is a need for a thorough and impartial investigation by an independent agency.