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S.N. Vijaylakshmi & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Anr.

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Reported as [2025] 7 S.C.R. 1928
Bench Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah JJ.
Decided 31 July 2025

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid, FIR Crime No.260/2023 along with all consequential orders including the Chargesheet dated 28.08.2024 and the cognizance order dated 30.08.2024 stand quashed qua the appellants.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether any criminal offence in the background of the factual position is made out to justify criminal proceedings against the appellants and whether the same should proceed; whether on the same cause of action, based on the facts, both civil and criminal proceedings can simultaneously go on. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Quashing – Civil suit filed by the complainant against the appellants seeking specific performance of the Agreement to Sell; soon thereafter an FIR was also filed inter alia u/ss.405, 406, 415, 417, 418, 420, IPC – Appellants

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