Landlord in dock for failing to do police verification of his tenant

New Delhi: A Delhi court has convicted a landlord for failing to get the police verification of his tenant done though he had been living in the house for the past four years.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jitendra Singh said that nothing substantial in favour of the accused has come on record despite all the parties being cross examined. 

"Prosecution has succeeded in proving the offence punishable under section 188 IPC (Indian Penal Code) against the accused beyond reasonable doubt. 

Hence, accused is hereby convicted for said offence," the court said Monday. It further said that the prosecution has successfully brought on record that accused had not complied with law and violated the order of concerned Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) by not submitting the tenant verification form at the police station. 

A case was filed under section 188 of the IPC (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) against the landlord, Niranjan Mishra, in January this year. 

The complaint was filed by Head Constable Raj Kumar who, while on his patrolling and tenant verification duty, had found that the Mishra had not got the police verification of the tenant, living at his house in Pandav Nagar. 

The court said that no previous conviction has been alleged or proved against Mishra. "Convict is having a family to support. 

Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the accused belongs to the poor strata of society, I am of the considered opinion that interest of justice will be met if the convict is admonished," the court said.