Criminal Law

Hello sir, my maternal grandmother has ancestral agricultural property in Alwar Rajasthan. She has the (integral )of this land on her name after the death of her mother but the registry is not done. The son of her sister take advantage of it and changed the intekal to his name by paying a bribe to the concerned tehsildar and patwari in the revenue department.

And then he gets the registry done of this land. After knowing it we filed a case against the tehsildar in revenue court as according to him it was a slip of the pen. can we file a criminal case against him under 420? If yes, what are other legal actions we can take against him? Thanks in advance.

Sir, I am a Govt servant in Police Dept in T.N. My wife has filed a false complainant against me and Police has registered a case u/s 498-A,342,327,406 IPC, Sec.3&4, 6(1),6 (2),6(3A) of DP Act 1961 IPC, Sec.3&4 DP Act 1961. In this case please advise me whether police Dept can initiate oral inquiry against me or not? And what are the rules regarding Investigation in cruelty cases under section 498 A?

Sir, I am a central govt employee and my promotion is pending due to the ongoing five years long-pending case. the case is pending for police evidence though court summons issued so many time police officer not appearing in court. Please suggest how this case will be finished.

When the witness fails to appear in court or deliberately ignores the process of the court then the court is empowered under the code of criminal procedure to compel him and secure his appearance.

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