Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 683 · Decided 29 September 2006
Moti Lal Saraf v. State of Jammu & Kasmir and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 683 · [2006] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 903
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 774/2002
- Decided
- 29 September 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, DALVEER BHANDARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 173; Constitution Article 21; Prevention of Corruption Act
Headnote
B Constitution of India, 1950-Article 21-Right to speedy tria/­ Cognizance of offence taken on charge sheet filed on same facts on which accused was previously discharged twice over for want of sanction for C prosecution-Dismissal of petition for quashing of proceedings by High century without there being any lapse on behalf of accused-Taking of available legal remedies by accused to protect his interests could not be a ground to harass and humiliate him for such a long period-Criminal proceedings quashed as their further continuation D was total abuse of process of
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