Supreme Court of India · 2015-03-19
Priyanka Srivastava & Anr vs State Of U.P.& Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2015 SC( CRI) 800
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Priyanka Srivastava & Anr
- Respondent
- State Of U.P.& Ors
- Author
- Dipak Misra
- Bench
- Prafulla C. Pant, Dipak Misra
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the misuse of legal processes by unscrupulous litigants, emphasizing that such actions can undermine the judicial system. The Court highlighted the provisions of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, particularly Sections 13(2) and 13(4), which govern the enforcement of security interests. The Court upheld the dismissal of a criminal complaint filed under Sections 163, 193, and 506 IPC, affirming that the complaint was an abuse of the legal process aimed at harassing financial institution officials.