The land transfer occurred in 1998 for a parcel measuring 1.5 katha in Bihar. According to the recorded boundaries, the buyer's house is stated to be on the southern side of the property. However, in reality, it is my house that is situated on the southern side. The buyer does own a house adjacent to mine, but the land in question does not border the buyer’s house in any way. The boundaries on the other three sides were accurately recorded.
It is evident that the buyer deliberately misrepresented the boundaries with fraudulent intent to unlawfully deprive me of my rights under Section 16(3). I am aware that Section 16(3) was repealed in 2019, and all pending cases under this provision were disposed of the same year.
My question is: Can a case of fraud be filed against the buyer under the current legal framework? If yes, how likely that the buyer will be prosecuted?