VARDHMAN GADIYA v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Criminal Appeal No. 5035/2025 @SLP (Crl.) No(s). 2526/2025

VARDHMAN GADIYA Appellant

THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR. Respondent(s)

1. Leave granted.

2. Heard learned Counsel for the parties.

3. A brief narration of the facts giving

rise to the present appeal would be

necessary.

4. One Chand Mohd. Kha Mevati was the

original owner of the land in dispute.

Accused No.1 i.e., Prateek Kumar (for short

A-1) purchased the land in dispute from

Prakash Kumwar and Hariram vide sale deed

dated 16.11.2009. Prakash Kumwar and

Hariram had purchased it from daughters of

Chand Mohd. Kha Mevati vide sale deeds

dated 28.01.2009 and 17.07.2009.

5. On 05.1.2012, A-1 executed a registered

Power of Attorney in favour of the

appellant, who is accused No. 2 (for short

A-2). A-2 acting on the said power executed

sale deed in favour of the complainant

(i.e., the second respondent) on

6. When the second respondent applied for

mutation of his name based on the sale deed,

he had to face an objection from one

Bherulal. Bherulal claimed title over the

land in question through sale deed dated

07.06.1999 alleged to have been executed by

the original owner Chand Mohd. Kha Mevati.

In between, in the year 2010, Bherulal ...