A family argument over land in Parbhani has ended with the High Court deciding not to send anyone to jail. Here's what happened.
In Parbhani, Maharashtra, a family fight broke out over a piece of land called Gut No. 84. Vijaykumar and Anilkumar Kucheriya said the land was theirs after a family split and filed a case to stop others from using it in 2015. However, the local court turned down their case on February 11, 2020. They appealed this decision in 2020.
On July 14, 2022, the higher court issued an order stopping Vijaykumar and Anilkumar Kucheriya from selling the land. Despite this, they sold parts of the land just days later on July 18 and 19, 2022. This led to claims that they ignored the court order.
The court, led by Justice Shailesh P. Brahme, looked into the situation. Vijaykumar and Anilkumar said they didn't know about the order, but the court found this hard to believe since they were there during the hearing. The court noted:
"The appellants were bold enough to state that no dispute was pending before the Court."
At first, the court decided Vijaykumar and Anilkumar should spend a month in jail for not following the order. However, Justice Brahme later thought this was too harsh, considering the family situation and lack of bad intentions. He stated:
"There is absence of any intention on the part of the appellants to cause any prejudice to the respondent."
The court accepted Vijaykumar and Anilkumar's apology and pointed out that their actions didn't harm the respondent, Sushilkumar Kucheriya, who wasn't claiming ownership of the land. The judgment from April 3, 2025, was overturned, and the appeal was allowed, dismissing the request for tougher penalties.
The court decided not to send Vijaykumar and Anilkumar to jail because there was no bad intention, and their actions didn't harm anyone. The case was closed with a reminder of the importance of following court orders.
