Published on: January 15, 2024 at 07:45 IST
Court: Supreme Court of India
Citation: Satish P. Bhatt V. State of Maharashtra (2024)
Honourable Supreme Court of India has held that the Hon’ble Court should be strict while dealing with the litigants who abuse the leniency as granted by the Hon’ble Court. It is held that once a litigant has accepted his liability and assures the Hon’ble Court of the compliance then it is not open for the litigant to renegotiate the claims as it would be tantamount of abuse of the process of the Hon’ble Courts.
17. We are not inclined to go into this question as to who is to pay how much amount. The fact remains that the total amount agreed to be paid has not been paid and as per the order of the High Court dated 20.03.2019 the revisionists being in default in payment of the agreed amount, the interim protection granted by way of bail and suspension of sentence, would stand withdrawn without reference to the Court. We find no infirmity in the impugned order.
18. There is a protection provided by this Court vide order dated 26.08.2019 regarding stay of arrest, as a result of which the appellant and the intervenor have still not undergone the sentence. On the other hand, the complainant has still not reaped not only the fruits of the order dated 03.07.2018 but also of the order of the Trial Court dated 26.08.2011. He agreed to receive a much lesser amount than he was entitled to under the order of the Trial Court. He has been litigating since 2007 almost 16 years by now.
Drafted By Abhijit Mishra