Buying disputed land despite stay order? Madhya Pradesh High Court jails buyer, raps advocate for violating injunction

Madhya Pradesh High Court news: TheMadhya Pradesh High Courtrecently held five persons guilty of breaching a court-ordered injunction for selling disputed agricultural land during the pendency of a second appeal, noting that one of the accused was a practising lawyer who was fully aware of the legal consequences of defying a court order.

Coming down heavily on the accused person, JusticeG S Ahluwaliaobserved that the sentencing policy must serve as a deterrent against those who deliberately disrespect judicial orders.

The high court was dealing with an application alleging a violation of a temporaryinjunctionpassed in a secondappealconcerning agricultural land in Bhind district.

“Sentencing policy is for deterrence and not for saving the unscrupulous persons who have no respect for the Court, specifically when one of them is a practising advocate, and his cousin brother…is practising in the High Court, Gwalior bench,” thehigh courtsaid in its March 11 order.

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