Supreme Court of India · 1996-10-11
GURUBIPIN SINGH vs CHONGTHAM MANIHAR SINGH
- Citation / case number
- SC 1994/17725
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- GURUBIPIN SINGH
- Respondent
- CHONGTHAM MANIHAR SINGH
- Author
- B.L. HANSARIA G.N. RAY
- Bench
- B.L. HANSARIA G.N. RAY
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court, while addressing a complaint under Sections 465, 468, and 420 IPC, held that the allegations made against the appellant did not constitute an abuse of process of the court. The Court found that a fresh cause of action had arisen due to the appellant's repeated assertions in a later publication, thus rejecting the argument of staleness. The Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the revision petition, affirming that the complaint was valid and did not warrant quashing.