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Mohd Ismail Faisal and Ors. v. the State and Anr.
Karnataka HCCRL.P/200857/2023
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Two writ petitions sought quashing of criminal proceedings arising from rival complaints over land conveyed under an agreement of sale. The High Court found the dispute purely civil: possession had been handed over and the vendors' complaint alleged no cognizable offence. Both criminal proceedings were quashed as an abuse of process, and the trial court was left free to decide the pending civil su
What did the court decide?
Criminal proceedings in both crimes against the petitioners quashed; interim orders made absolute; parties free to pursue the pending civil suit.