Supreme Court of India

Ashok Kumar Jain v. The State of Gujarat

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Bench Pankaj Mithal and S.V.N. Bhatti JJ.
Decided 1 May 2025

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, and particularly appreciating Annexures-P1 to P3, we are of the view that the continuation of the FIR against the appellant is an abuse of the process of law, and at best, the non-payment of the sale price could be a civil dispute between the appellant and M/s.

Judgment, page 13

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