The Supreme Court has overturned a Himachal Pradesh High Court order that quashed an FIR alleging land grabbing, forgery, and conspiracy to grab ancestral property worth crores of rupees in Shimla district.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta allowed separate appeals filed by complainant Sharla Bazliel and the Himachal Pradesh government, saying the high court prematurely quashed the FIR when investigation was in full swing.
The FIR alleged that Baldev Thakur, Daljit Singh, and Jienpuri Kamsuon conspired to fraudulently grab the ancestral property and assets of the complainant's father, the late G B Bazliel, by forging documents and misappropriating funds.
The accused allegedly exploited the deteriorating mental and physical health of the complainant's father after his wife's death, manipulating him into transferring family property and bank funds to their benefit.
The Supreme Court directed the investigating officer to conclude the probe and file the chargesheet before the trial court concerned at the earliest.
