https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=787747 Abuse of process in successive FIR registrations after interim bail was found where chronology of registrations, remands and long prior inaction indicated initiation aimed at perpetuating custody; the Court applied the principle that successive criminal proceedings instituted to defeat judicial bail and lacking independent supporting circumstances constitute misuse of the criminal process and granted bail to the first petitioner in the specified FIRs. Separately, the Court imposed a protective restraint on coercive action against the second petitioner while investigation continues, conditional on cooperation, balancing investigative interests with protection of personal liberty under Articles 14, 19 and 21 invoked in the petition. en-us Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:01:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=787747 Abuse of process in successive FIR registrations after interim bail was found where chronology of registrations, remands and long prior inaction indicated initiation aimed at perpetuating custody; the Court applied the principle that successive criminal proceedings instituted to defeat judicial bail and lacking independent supporting circumstances constitute misuse of the criminal process and granted bail to the first petitioner in the specified FIRs. Separately, the Court imposed a protective restraint on coercive action against the second petitioner while investigation continues, conditional on cooperation, balancing investigative interests with protection of personal liberty under Articles 14, 19 and 21 invoked in the petition. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=787747