Antonetto J D Souza vs Aldila Braganza

Antonetto J D Souza vs Aldila Braganza on 22 September, 2026 2026 INSC 1032 REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.4092 OF 2026 ANTONETTO J D’SOUZA APPELLANT VERSUS ALDILA BRAGANZA AND OTHERS RESPONDENTS JUDGMENT ATUL S. CHANDURKAR, J. 1. The first respondent-accused having been discharged for the offence punishable under Sections 468, 471 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code1, the appellant-informant has challenged the same in the present proceedings. 2. The informant and the accused are neighbours. The accused along with her father-in-law, who was then alive, had undertaken construction pursuant to License No.20/72 dated 13.04.1971 issued by Mapusa Municipal Council. According to the informant, the structure erected by the accused and her father-in-law was Signature Not Verified illegal. The accused and her father-in-law had relied upon a plan Digitally signed by IRAMNAZ Date: 2026.09.22 17:04:37 IST Reason: 1 For short, ‘the Penal Code’ Page 1 of 24 Criminal Appeal No.4092 of 2026 that had been interpolated and was a forged copy of the original approved plan drawn by Mr. Agnelo Mascarenhas. The informant, therefore, filed a complaint with the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority. A notice was issued by the said authority to the accused, who filed their reply. The informant, thereafter, on 05.07.2012 lodged a report with Calangute Police Station. A First Information Report was, accordingly, registered on 18.07.2012 for the offence punishable under Sections 468, 471 and Section 420 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code. 3. The accused along with her father-in-law approached the Sessions Court for grant of anticipatory bail. Say of the Po…