Supreme Court of India

Sri Gulam Mustafa v. The State of Karnataka & Anr.

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Reported as [2023] 5 S.C.R. 354
Bench Dinesh Maheshwari and Ahsanuddin Amanullah JJ.
Decided 10 May 2023

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Administration of Justice –Abuse of Process of Law – Civil dispute relating to land given the colour of criminality – He ld: There is a huge unexplained delay of over 60 years in initiati ng dispute with regard to the ownership of the land in questio n – Criminal case was lodged only after failure to obtain relief in t he civil suits coupled with denial of interim relief to the respon dent no.2/her family members – Thus, criminal proceedings were resorted to with ulterior motives, for oblique reasons and vengeance – Furt her, even if the allegations are taken on their face value, no offence

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