Supreme Court settles the applicability of res judicata in criminal proceedings and quashes cheating case: S.C. Garg vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2025) INSC 493 (16 April 2025)

/ Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 156, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 420, Judges, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 with Section 138, Pankaj Mithal, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA

Introduction Date of the Judgment: 16 April 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 493 Judges: Pankaj Mithal, J., Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. Can a person be prosecuted for cheating, when a court has already determined the facts in a prior criminal proceeding? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in S.C. Garg vs. State of […]

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