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 Quashes Cheating Charges Against Land Seller in A.M. Mohan vs. State (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can be charged with cheating under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when there is no direct inducement or dishonest intention on their part to deceive the complainant. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name:
Supreme Court Quashes Cheating and Forgery Charges Against Shiromani Akali Dal Leaders: Sukhbir Singh Badal vs. Balwant Singh Khera (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) committed cheating and forgery by submitting a false declaration of secularism to the Election Commission of India while registering the party. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court quashes High Court order on electricity connection dispute: Dilip vs. Satish (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether fabricating a no-objection certificate to obtain an electricity connection constitutes an offense under the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Dilip (Dead) Through Lrs. vs. Satish & Others Judgment Date: 13 May 2022 Date of
Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings against purchaser in property dispute Date of the Judgment: 02 September 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 588 Judges: Indira Banerjee, J. and J.K. Maheshwari, J. Can a person be subjected to criminal proceedings for purchasing a property if the seller’s title is disputed? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Family Dispute Over Money Transfer Date of the Judgment: 15 February 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 108 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Hemant Gupta, J. This was a two-judge bench, and the judgment was authored by Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. Can a criminal case be pursued when
