Supreme Court of India

Sudha Rakesh v. The State of Karnataka

Neutral citation
Bench Satish Chandra Sharma and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh JJ.
Decided 5 October 2026

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we are of the considered opinion that the FIR was rightly quashed by the High Court against the landowners and there was absolutely no reason for the coordinate bench to deprive the petitioner from the same relief.

Judgment, page 8

In brief

Landowners who had inherited land in Channasandra Village executed an agreement for sale and a General Power of Attorney dated 05.10.2012 in favour of the petitioner. Acting through the petitioner as GPA holder, the landowners then entered into an agreement dated 19.11.2012 to sell the same land to respondent no. 2 and another, under which the balance consideration was to be paid and the sale deed executed within seven months; the prospective buyers never came forward, even beyond the limitation period for specific performance.…

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