Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Property Dispute Case: Jit Vinayak Arolkar vs. State of Goa (2025) INSC 31 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal complaint for cheating is maintainable in a property dispute where the complainant is not the purchaser, and the dispute is primarily civil in nature. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Property Dispute Case […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Bank Fraud Case: Vijayaraman vs. State (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in upholding the conviction of the petitioners for offences under Section 120-B read with Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, based on allegations of fraudulent
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Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Relatives and Employee in Nursing College Admission Scam Date of the Judgment: 09 April 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 322 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. Can family members and employees of an educational institution be held criminally liable for the institution’s alleged wrongdoings, simply by virtue of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust: Malkeet Singh Gill vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an individual can be convicted for both cheating and criminal breach of trust for the same set of facts. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Malkeet Singh Gill vs. State of Chhattisgarh. Judgment
Supreme Court Partially Upholds Conviction for Cheating, Overturns Miscarriage Charge: Prabhu vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a false promise of marriage leading to sexual intercourse constitutes cheating under Section 417 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and whether a miscarriage induced with the woman’s consent can be considered an offense under
Can a conviction for cheating and criminal intimidation stand when the evidence is deemed unreliable? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in the case of Tilak Raj vs. State of Himachal Pradesh. This case revolves around allegations of rape, cheating, and criminal intimidation. The Supreme Court overturned the High Court’s decision, acquitting the
