Inherent jurisdiction cannot restore a withdrawn complaint absent proof of inadvertent withdrawal and conduct supporting a genuine mistake.

Inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC will not be used to restore a withdrawn criminal complaint unless inadvertence is established from the record and the party's conduct supports a genuine mistake. Here, restoration was refused because the surrounding circumstances undermined the plea of accidental withdrawal: settlement-related payments had been made, the claimed outstanding balance did not match the court record, the complainant had not promptly raised the alleged error during mediation, and the recall application was filed after unexplained delay. The later revival of execution proceedings further weakened the claim that the withdrawal was inadvertent. The petition to reopen the complaint therefore failed.

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Issues: Whether a criminal complaint withdrawn by mistake could be restored by invoking inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

Analysis: The petitioner sought restoration of a complaint alleging that the wrong complaint had been withdrawn inadvertently. The surrounding conduct did not support the plea of mistake. The record showed that payments had been made in the course of settlement negotiations, the outstanding amount claimed in the statement of account did not match the amount reflected in the court record, the petitioner had approached mediation without promptly asserting the alleged error, and the application for recall was filed after an unexplained delay. The later revival of execution proceedings also indicated that the withdrawal was not shown to be accidental in the manner asserted.

Conclusion: The plea of inadvertent withdrawal was not accepted, and restoration of the complaint was refused.

Final Conclusion: The petition seeking reopening of the withdrawn complaint failed and was dismissed.

Ratio Decidendi: Inherent jurisdiction will not be exercised to restore a withdrawn complaint unless the alleged inadvertence is established from the record and the party's conduct supports the claim of mistake.

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