Using Criminal Law to Resolve Family Disputes Is an Abuse of Legal Process; FIR Filed by Nephew Over Property Dispute Quashed: Rajasthan High Court

In a recent ruling by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur, the court addressed a critical issue involving a family property dispute between uncle and nephew. The petitioner, Kishore Singh Mertiya, sought to quash an FIR registered against him for alleged criminal offenses, including Section 420 (cheating), Section 467 (forgery of valuable security), Section 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), and Section 471 (using forged documents).…