Supreme Court observed that a private criminal complaint is not sustained in the eyes of the law when, on the same issue, both the civil and criminal proceedings have been initiated in a foreign country, and the same has attained finality. Holding that the proceeding is an abuse of the process of law, it accordingly quashed it.A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and…

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Criminal Complaint Cannot Be Sustained For Issues Finally Adjudicated In Foreign Country : Supreme Court
By – Gursimran Kaur Bakshitwitter-greylinkedinUpdate: 2025-12-13 04:35 GMT
Criminal Complaint Cannot Be Sustained For Issues Finally Adjudicated In Foreign Country : Supreme Court
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Recently, the Supreme Court observed that a private criminal complaint is not sustained in the eyes of the law when, on the same issue, both the civil and criminal proceedings have been initiated in a foreign country, and the same has attained finality. Holding that the proceeding is an abuse of the process of law, it accordingly quashed it.A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and…

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