Anyone Can Lodge a Complaint under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has delivered an important ruling on the interpretation of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, holding that a criminal complaint under the Act can be initiated by any person, since the statute does not restrict who may set the criminal law in motion. Background Of The Case The matter reached the Supreme Court after the Allahabad High Court quashed the order of a magistrate…