Violating instructions of Municipal officer does not amount to criminal offence: HC

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Daily Excelsior
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Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 19: High Court today held that violating the instructions of an officer of the Municipal Corporation doesn’t amount to any criminal offence.
The observation was made while quashing FIR No.10 of 2020 for offence under Section 353 IPC registered with Police Station Khanyar, Srinagar. “The Corporation does have the powers under the relevant provisions of law to demolish the unauthorized structures and for this purpose, they can also take assistance of the police but simply because the petitioner has not adhered to the instructions of the complainant does not make out a case of offence under Section 353 IPC”, High Court said.
“In these circumstances, continuance of the criminal proceedings on the basis of the impugned FIR against the petitioner would be nothing but an abuse of process of law”, High Court said.

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