Full Judgment
Writ Petition No ::
4635. / 2013 Parmu and others versus State of MP and others 05.04.2013.
Shri O.P.Dwivedi for the petitioneRs.Smt.
Sharda Dubey, Panel Lawyer, for the State.
Interalia contending that petitioners are owner of a tank situated in KhaSr.No.141, Area 11.252 Hectares situated in Village Partala, Tehsil and District Jabalpur, the property is their ancestral property and respondents 9 to 17 are interfering with their possession, petitioners have filed a complaint inspite thereof the police authorities are not taking action.
This writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the police authorities to take action on the complaint of the petitioners against respondents 9 to 17.
According to the averments made in the petition, it is seen that with regard to the dispute in question, civil proceedings are pending in the Civil Court at Jabalpur.
As a civil dispute is already pending between the parties, it is not appropriate for this Court to interfere in a writ petition and issue direction to the police authorities for initiation of criminal action against the respondents.
In case petitioners feel that the respondents have acted in a manner which amounts to commission of a criminal offence, petitioners can very well file a private complaint in a Court of competent jurisdiction and the Magistrate concerned can take action in the matter.
As such a remedy is available to the petitioneRs.I see no reason to interfere into the matter.
Accordingly, with the aforesaid observations, the petition stands dismissed.
(RAJENDRA MENON) JUDGE Aks/-