Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Property Sale Dispute Due to Lack of Criminal Intent and Civil Nature of Allegations. The Court held that mere breach of contract does not constitute cheating under Section 415 IPC, and criminal proceedings under Sections 420, 406, 354, 504, and 506 IPC were an abuse of process as the dispute involved non-payment of sale consideration and sale of property at a lower price, which are civil matters.
16 Apr 2025The Supreme Court addressed a dispute arising from an oral agreement for the sale of a property in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, between the appellants (sell...
