Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Family Property Dispute: Declares the Matter Civil in Nature, Highlights Misuse of Criminal Law, and Reinforces Judicial Restraint Under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Family Property Dispute: Declares the Matter Civil in Nature, Highlights Misuse of Criminal Law, and Reinforces Judicial Restraint Under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

Court’s Decision The High Court quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against the petitioners under Sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 34 (common intention) of…