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Karnataka High Court holds that a sale deed executed by an unauthorized person under fraud is void ab initio, nullifying all subsequent judicial decrees. The ruling reinforces that fraud vitiates all legal proceedings, including those attaining finality, and res judicata does not apply to void transactions.
The Allahabad High Court granted anticipatory bail to an applicant with no direct link to a forged land sale-deed, reinforcing that mere association without concrete participation cannot justify pre-arrest detention. This ruling strengthens the requirement for individualized culpability under BNSS Section 482, protecting innocent parties from being ensnared in collective accusations.
The Chhattisgarh High Court held that mere registration of a sale deed cannot override evidence of settled possession and material stamp duty underreporting, which together reveal fraudulent misrepresentation of property extent. This ruling empowers plaintiffs in property disputes to secure interim relief without waiting for full trial, reinforcing that procedural formality cannot mask substantive fraud.