Supreme Court of India

G. Saminathan v. The State Represented by the Sub Inspector of Police

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Bench B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan JJ.
Decided 31 July 2026

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We hold that continuation of criminal proceedings instituted against the accused by the complainant would be nothing but a sheer abuse of the process of law inasmuch as on a consideration of the allegations, none of the offences invoked in the FIR as well as the chargesheet appear to be made out against the accused. 37 8.10 This Court in Indian Oil Corporation vs.

Judgment, page 36

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