You approach the police.
The other side says:
“This is only a civil dispute.”
You are told to go to civil court.
But what if the allegation is not merely about ownership?
What if the allegation is that a purported POA was fraudulently used to execute a property transaction?
A recent Chhattisgarh High Court judgment dated 12 August 2026 examined precisely this issue in Natwar Lal Agrawal v. State of Chhattisgarh.
The case involved a disputed property transaction based on a purported Power of Attorney. The prosecution had collected documents which, according to the State, showed discrepancies in the documents forming the basis of the transaction.
The petitioners argued that the dispute was essentially civil and that criminal proceedings should therefore be quashed.
The High Court did not accept that argument at this stage.
The Court observed that allegations concerning fraudulent use of a purported Power of Attorney and execution of a sale deed on that basis could not simply be treated as an ordinary title dispute.
Whether the accused knew about the alleged fraudulent documents, whether there was collusion and whether the purchasers were bona fide were matters requiring evidence and appreciation of documents.
The criminal proceedings therefore could not be terminated merely by saying:
“Property dispute hai.”
This is where many property owners, buyers, sellers and legal heirs need to become extremely careful.
A property dispute can have two different dimensions:
Who owns the property?
And:
Was any criminal act committed while creating or using the documents?
They are not automatically the same question.
So if your property matter involves a suspicious POA, sale deed, forged or disputed document, impersonation, collusion or fraudulent transaction, do not assume that the entire matter becomes “civil” merely because property is involved.
And if the police refuse to register an FIR by simply saying:
“Court mein jao.”
do not treat that sentence as the end of the matter.
The real question is:
What exactly have you reported — a title dispute, or specific allegations of a cognisable offence supported by documents?
That distinction can become extremely important.
कागज़ पर property dispute दिख सकता है,
लेकिन उसके पीछे document fraud भी हो सकता है।
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If you are facing property fraud, inheritance disputes, suspicious POA or sale deeds, police refusal to register an FIR, court notices or summons, mediation/conciliation problems, Vakalatnama or questionable legal representation, do not wait until the disputed document becomes the foundation of someone else’s claim.
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When a disputed document is being used against your property, “civil dispute hai” should not automatically end the conversation.
पहले document की पूरी कहानी समझिए — फिर अपनी अगली कार्रवाई तय कीजिए।