Supreme Court of India · 2004-04-27
Vijay Shekhar & Anr vs Union Of India & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 3976
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Vijay Shekhar & Anr
- Respondent
- Union Of India & Ors
- Bench
- N.Santosh Hegde, S.B.Sinha, S.H.Kapadia
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the complaint filed under Sections 406, 420, 504, 506(1), and 114 IPC was fraudulent and an abuse of the court process, warranting its quashing. The Court emphasized that the complaint was based on falsehoods and lacked adherence to the procedural requirements of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Consequently, the Court quashed the proceedings, establishing that acts founded on fraud are void ab initio, including judicial acts.