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D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, SURYA KANT
Syed Yaseer Ibrahim – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttar Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
1. Leave granted.
2. This appeal arises from a judgment dated 10 August 2021 of a Single Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad. The Single Judge dismissed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 19731 [“Cr.P.C.”] filed by the appellant for quashing the charge-sheet, which was submitted on 12 February 2021, an order taking cognizance dated 8 March 2021 and the proceedings which arise out of Case Crime No 15 of 2020 for an offence punishable under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code 18602 [“IPC”] registered at PS Swaroop Nagar, District Kanpur Nagar.
3. The facts insofar as they are material for the disposal of these proceedings may be briefly stated:
The appellant claims title to certain immovable property on the basis of a gift deed dated 2 January 2002. On 12 September 2008, a person by the name of Azim Wasif instituted a suit, OS No. 1745 of 2008 in the Court of the Civil Judge (Senior Division), Kanpur Nagar against the appellant seeking a declaration of title and possession of the suit property. The plaintiff in that suit has founded his claim on the basis of a Will alleged to have been executed by the brother of the appellant’s materna
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The main legal point established in the judgment is the principle that the continuation of criminal proceedings would amount to an abuse of process of the Court, especially in the presence of pending....
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