Granting anticipatory bail in a matter pertaining to recovery of money in a dispute between a property owner and its manager, the district and sessions court here on Wednesday remarked that it could not become an instrument in the hands of the police to allow them to act as “recovery agents”. The court also wondered how a First Information Report was registered in a civil dispute. “It appears that there is lack of supervision, superintendence and effective control,” observed the court. Mr. Bansal said from the entire complaint no criminal act was made out and the dispute, if any, was of civil nature. Seeking rejection of the bail application, Public Prosecutor Vikarn said that recovery of ₹4.5 lakh was to be effected from the applicant-accused.

Source: The Hindu June 24, 2020 18:33 UTC