My father recently retired from MP education department after serving for 40 yrs as lecturer and principal at Higher Secondary school. In 1980 he provided a wrong information that made him eligible of an increment of Rs. 30/month. In 2009 when he was principal of school he suspended a 4th grade employee (A peon) on lack of discipline. That employee happened to be from SC category as well.
That peon got to know about wrong information that my father had provided and as part of revenge he started sending complaint against him to all possible authorities. To avoid any controversy, my father gave back all additonal money that he got during 32 years through that wrong information (amounting to a total of 6000 only) as part of retirement settlement. But hell-bent on revenge that peon went to JMFC and filed a private complaint which JMFC took cognizance of U/S CrPC 200 under sections 420,467,468 without any application of mind. Not only this he made my mother co-accused under all these charges.
Can somebody comment if a case can be filed for such tiny amount for a mistake which he had made 34 years ago and amount which he had returned as well? There might be some slight error of judgement on his part 34 years, but is it justified to make him run through the courts at the age of 65 when he otherwise had stellar, spot-free career? Since charges applied carries max sentence of life imprisonment, CrPC 468 doesn't help (even though there are no grounds of 467&468). Can somebody help, we are in deep trouble?
Also, since this case was registered a private complaint, he would be receiving summon through police. What are chances of their arrest when he appears in JMFC court on 13th August? We are trying to get AB for them, but unlikely if it would happen before 13th of Aug.
