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2022 (2) TMI 1409 - HC - Indian LawsSeeking grant of regular bail - disobedience of order of court - Concealment of material facts and documents - suicide - dowry case - HELD THAT:- The applicant has no respect to the orders of the Supreme Court as well as this Court. Furthermore, he has not approached this Court with clean hand and filed this application suppressing the material facts in sheer disobedience of the orders of Supreme Court as well as this Court. Therefore, she does not deserve any indulgence by this Court - Time and again the issue of abuse of process of law has come up before the Supreme Court as well as High Courts. The Courts have, over the centuries, frowned upon litigants, who, with intent to deceive and mislead the courts, initiated proceedings without full disclosure of facts. In ARUNIMA BARUAH VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS [2007 (4) TMI 695 - SUPREME COURT], Supreme Court held that it is trite law that to enable the Court to refuse to exercise its discretionary jurisdiction suppression must of material fact. Material fact would mean material for the purpose of determination of the lis. It was further held that a person invoking the discretionary jurisdiction of the court cannot be allowed to approach it with a pair of dirty hands. The applicant has misused the process of law by filing successive applications before this Court suppressing the material facts and documents and misled the Court. Honesty, fairness, purity of mind should be of the highest order to approach the court, failing which the litigant should be shown the exit door at the earliest point of time. The application is rejected with costs, which is quantified at Rs. 25,000/- (rupees twenty five thousand only) to be deposited by the applicant within one month with the Registrar General of this Court, failing which the same shall be recovered from the applicant as arrears of land revenue.
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