False SC ST Case filed by tenant upon demanding rent

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False SC ST Case filed by tenant upon demanding rent

14-Dec-2025 (In Criminal Law)

False SC ST case has been lodged in the year 2022 on me and my father. Tenant (Open Land) was running a cloth dying business, tenant was not paying rent, and constructed some sheds on my land, those sheds were in abandoned and become place for anti social elements. Upon enquiry we got to know that pollution board has given closure letter of this dying industry in the year 2018 for the reason of no proper wastage water treatment for this plant. However tenant filed case that we damaged plant.

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Advocate Surendrababu Kuruguntla LawRato · Accepted Answer · 2025-12-22T14:48:35+05:30

Answer #2

Hello, It is absolutely nothing relating to your case, Complainant has wantonly filed a case against just to harass you for no reason. with malafide intention he filed case against. Move a discharge application if no charges are framed by the court before a competent court to seek relief discharge from the case. Let the court know about the circumstances and satisy the court aspects involved in your case.

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Advocate Raviteja Sharma LawRato · Accepted Answer · 2025-12-30T22:52:41+05:30

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This is a classic case of misuse of criminal proceedings to retain illegal possession of property. The appropriate remedy is to approach the High Court with a quash petition under Section 482 CrPC (now Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023). Since the industry was officially closed in 2018 by the Pollution Control Board, the allegation in a 2022 FIR regarding “damage to the plant” is a factual impossibility. A certified copy of the closure order is strong government evidence and is usually sufficient for the High Court to exercise its inherent powers. Courts have consistently held that the SC/ST Act cannot be invoked to settle civil landlord–tenant disputes. The High Court will examine whether the alleged incident occurred in public view and whether it was motivated solely by caste, which appears absent here. Parallelly, you should initiate eviction proceedings, seek an injunction to restrain illegal construction or third-party rights, and claim mesne profits for unlawful occupation to fully protect your property rights.

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Advocate Priyanka Barola LawRato · Accepted Answer · 2026-01-05T12:56:33+05:30

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yes we can contest the case and get it quashed in high court if there are sufficient grounds. you can approach me with case papers at my office and I'll be happy to guide you on how to proceed with the matter

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