RANBIR SINGH vs DALBIR SINGH .

The appellant challenged a Delhi High Court order that quashed proceedings initiated by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate under Sections 145(1) and 146(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code. The High Court had previously ruled that the attachment of the disputed land and the preliminary order were an abuse of the process of law. The Supreme Court was called upon to review the validity of the Magistrate's power to attach land to prevent a breach of peace.