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Shatrughna Atmaram Patil & Ors. Vs. Vinod Dodhu Chaudhary & Anr.

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Shatrughna Atmaram Patil & Ors. Vs. Vinod Dodhu Chaudhary & Anr.

Content Provider	Supreme Court of India
e-ISSN	30484839
Language	English
Access Restriction	NDLI
Subject Keyword	Suicide Suicide note
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Law Judgement
Jurisdiction	India
Case Type	Special Leave Petition
Court	Supreme Court of India
Disposal Nature	Others
Headnote	Issue for Consideration: One R (owner) sold premises in dispute to five persons. Thereafter, R committed suicide and left behind a suicide note, naming the tenants, who were in possession of premises in question, as abettors. On the strength of the same, a complaint was made to the local police. The tenants were held in police station and the premises in question were demolished with the help of local police. Thereafter, two tenants filed complaint u/s. 156(3) Cr.P.C., which was forwarded to the concerned Police Station for registration and investigation. The High Court approved the order of the investigation.Settlement – During the pendency of the petitions, a settlement was arrived between the parties: Held: During the pendency of the petitions, it appears that some settlement has been arrived at between the complainants and the 13 accused – The subsequent purchasers (of the premises in question) have paid an amount of Rs. 10 lacs to each of the tenants, and in lieu thereof, the tenants have filed their affidavits stating that they do not wish to further prosecute their complaint – The details of the bank drafts have also been mentioned in the affidavits filed by the tenants – Based on this settlement, it is prayed that these petitions may be allowed, and the proceedings arising out of the two criminal complaints u/s. 156(3) Cr.P.C. be quashed – Since, losses of tenants having been compensated, any further investigation or trial would be an exercise in futility. [Paras 7 and 8] Cost – Imposition of – Role of the police personnel in conspiring and abetting the crime of the illegal detention of the tenants, coercing them to sign the document against their will, and getting the premises in question demolished without any order from a competent Court: Held: It is directed that the six police personnel will suffer a cost of Rs. 6.0 lacs for each of the two complainants – Out of the six police personnel, three are constables, one is a Head Constable, one is a Sub-Inspector, and one is an Inspector – They shall suffer a cost of Rs. 50,000/- per Constable, Rs.1,00,000/- by the Head Constable, Rs. 1.50 lacs by the Sub-Inspector, and Rs. 2.0 lacs by the Inspector, totalling Rs. 6.0 lacs for each case with the above distribution. [Para 10]
Judge	Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath
Neutral Citation	2024 INSC 75
Petitioner	Shatrughna Atmaram Patil & Ors.
Respondent	Vinod Dodhu Chaudhary & Anr.
SCR	[2024] 1 S.C.R. 1128
Judgement Date	2024-01-30
Case Number	14585

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