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Ravinder Singh v. Sukhbir Singh & Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 1 S.C.R. 243
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and V. Gopala Gowda JJ.
Decided 11 January 2013

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the judgment of the High Court impugned herein dated 14.12.2011 as well as of the Revisional Court is set aside.

Judgment, page 24

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 - Quashing of criminal proceedings - Contempt c petition for filing two criminal writ petitions on same facts and for same relief - High Court closed the proceedings - Criminal complaint u/s 3(1)(viii) of 1989 Act filed for filing the said two criminal writ petitions - Held: High Court in contempt petition has dealt with the issue involved and the matter stood 0 closed at the instance of complainant himself - Therefore, there can be no justification whatsoever to launch criminal prosecution on that basis afresh - Inherent power of court in dealing with

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