Supreme Court of India

C.S. PRASAD versus C. SATYAKUMAR AND OTHERS

2026 INSC 39

Case number: CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 140/2026
Judgment date: 2026-01-08
Petitioner / appellant: C.S. PRASAD
Respondent: C. SATYAKUMAR AND OTHERS
Neutral citation: 2026 INSC 39
Other citation: [2026] 1 S.C.R. 424
CNR: ESCR010000182026
Bench / judges: SANJAY KAROL, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA
Author judge: SANJAY KAROL
Bench size: 2 Judges
Disposal nature: Appeal(s) allowed
Judgment year: 2026

Issue for consideration

Issue arose whether the High Court erred in quashing the criminal proceedings against respondent Nos.1 to 3 in the criminal case arising out of FIR.

Headnote excerpt

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Quashing the criminal proceedings – Family prosecution – Complaint by appellant alleging that respondents by abusing advanced age and medical vulnerability of the executants, caused execution and registration of settlement deeds to their unlawful advantage, used the documents as genuine for deriving proprietary benefits,

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