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Observing that a victim-centric attack is needed, the Supreme Court connected Thursday (May 21, 2026) refused to entertain a plea seeking a absorption to nine 53 FIRs pending successful 7 States successful narration to alleged duping of ₹49 crore from investors.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi did not hold to the submissions of elder advocator Aman Lekhi, appearing for the accused Upendra Nath Mishra and Kali Prasad Mishra.
This led to withdrawal of the plea.
Several transgression cases are pending against the accused successful Odisha, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Andhra Pradesh.
Referring to erstwhile apex tribunal judgments which ordered consolidation of FIRs successful large fraud cases, the seat said alternatively of a victim-centric judicial approach, pro-accused judgments were being passed successful the sanction of consolidation of FIR and speedy trial.
“What volition hap to the rights of the victims of specified crimes,” the CJI asked, portion refusing to bid consolidation of the FIRs.
The CJI referred to caller amendments successful transgression instrumentality and said present the rights of victims person been acknowledged.
Every lawsuit of fraud is chiseled and abstracted arsenic the unfortunate and the defrauded magnitude are different, the Bench said, adding that, of course, the accused remains the same.
"For investigation, I cannot nine the FIRs," the Bench said, adding, "such victims of fraud are besides invisible victims of the judicial strategy which did not deliberation astir them".
"Is it just to inquire the victims of your transgression to travel from antithetic places to 1 spot astatine the convenience of the accused,” the CJI said.
Justice Bagchi said each transgression of fraud, cheating and conspiracy is abstracted and chiseled and asked wherefore should the victims of specified offences suffer.
