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Criminal procedure

C.S. PRASAD versus C. SATYAKUMAR AND OTHERS

High Court erred in quashing the criminal proceedings because under Section 482 CrPC it was obliged to take the allegations in the FIR at face value and determine only whether they disclose cognizable offences; civil proceedings and a civil decree upholding the settlement deeds do not, by themselves, bar criminal prosecution where prima facie allegations of offences such as forgery, cheating and use of forged documents are made; disputed factual questions including intent, mental state of executants and misuse of PoA require full trial on evidence and not summary quashing.

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  • Quashing of criminal proceedings
  • Section 482 crpc
  • Civil vs criminal liability
  • Delay and suppression in filing complaint
  • Forgery, cheating and use of forged documents
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Criminal procedure

S.N. VIJAYLAKSHMI & ORS. versus STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANR.

The FIR and consequent proceedings were quashed because the material on record did not prima facie disclose essential ingredients of criminal breach of trust (no entrustment as appellants had title) or cheating (no delivery or possession induced by deception); where civil proceedings on the same issue exist and criminality is absent, continuation of criminal proceedings would be an abuse of process and must be stopped; compliance with Priyanka Srivastava was addressed and any procedural defect was curable before referral.

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  • Quashing of fir
  • Simultaneous civil and criminal proceedings
  • Section 482 crpc
  • Priyanka srivastava compliance
  • Criminal breach of trust (s.405/406 ipc)
  • Cheating (s.415/420 ipc)
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Criminal law

MALA CHOUDHARY & ANR. versus STATE OF TELANGANA & ANR.

The FIR and consequent proceedings were quashed because the material on record showed a drastic variance between the FIR and the civil plaint, no material disclosed any cognizable offence under Sections 406 or 420 IPC, the complaint had misused police machinery (influential complainant got FIR registered and caused arrest of a 70-year-old appellant), and the matter was essentially civil; accordingly, in exercise of Article 136 this Court set aside the High Court order and quashed the FIR and all proceedings as an abuse of process.

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  • Quashing of fir
  • Section 482 crpc
  • Sections 406 and 420 ipc
  • Misuse of police investigation
  • Exemplary costs
  • Police protection
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Criminal law

SHAILESH KUMAR SINGH ALIAS SHAILESH R. SINGH versus STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and quashed the impugned FIR because the allegations disclosed a civil/commercial dispute without elements of criminality; there was no material showing the accused had an intention to cheat from inception, and the High Court erred in directing mediation conditioned on payment of Rs.25 lakh, which amounted to assisting recovery of money through criminal process rather than requiring the complainant to pursue appropriate civil remedies.

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  • Quashing of fir
  • Abuse of process of law
  • Cheating
  • Criminal breach of trust
  • Mediation direction
  • Recovery of money
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Criminal law

SHRICHAND RAJARAM KUKREJA AND ANR. versus THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

The allegations in the impugned FIR, taken on their face value, disclose a purely commercial/civil dispute (the complainant admitted receipt of substantial part payment) and do not disclose the necessary ingredients of any cognizable offence; consequently allowing prosecution and the chargesheet to proceed would be a gross abuse of process, and the High Court order and all proceedings including the FIR and chargesheet are quashed.

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  • Quashing of fir
  • Cheating
  • Forgery
  • Abuse of process of the court
  • Part-payment
  • Forging of signatures
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Criminal law

RIKHAB BIRANI & ANR. versus STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR.

The offences alleged were not made out because the chargesheet and FIR lacked particulars and material required by Section 173(2) Cr.P.C., and the facts disclosed a civil dispute (breach of oral sale agreement) which does not constitute cheating or criminal breach of trust absent dishonest intention at the time of contract formation; accordingly the FIR and chargesheet were quashed and the High Court order was set aside.

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  • Quashing of fir
  • Breach of contract vs cheating
  • Chargesheet contents under section 173(2) cr.p.c.
  • Summoning order and cognizance
  • Imposition of costs
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Criminal law

SURESH KUMAR AGARWAL versus M/S HALDIA STEELS LIMITED & ANR

The High Court's direction for further investigation was quashed because the complaint was filed after an unexplained delay of about six years, the allegations were inconsistent with the MOU and unsupported by corroborative material, the police investigation resulted in a closure report concluding the dispute was civil in nature, and the High Court failed to assign a justifiable reason to reopen investigation; consequently the trial court order accepting the closure report was restored.

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  • Abuse of process
  • Belated complaint/fir
  • Further investigation under section 173 crpc
  • Closure report
  • Breach of contract/mou
  • Transfer of mining lease
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Criminal law

JIT VINAYAK AROLKAR versus STATE OF GOA & ORS.

The FIR and proceedings against the appellant were quashed because, taking the complaint as correct, the ingredients of cheating under Section 415 IPC were not made out against the appellant; the dispute is predominantly civil concerning title and power of attorney, and the complaint was filed after a two-year delay while suppressing the pendency of declaratory civil suits, amounting to abuse of the process of law. Consequently the impugned FIR and proceedings were set aside only as against the appellant.

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  • Cheating (section 415 ipc)
  • Offence under section 420 ipc
  • Quashing of fir
  • Abuse of process
  • Title dispute
  • Power of attorney
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Domestic violence

S. VIJIKUMARI versus MOWNESHWARACHARI C

An application under Section 25(2) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 can only seek alteration, modification or revocation of an order based on a change in circumstances that occurs after the original order; such relief operates prospectively (from the date of the application or as ordered) and cannot be used to set aside a prior final order or obtain refund of maintenance paid before the application was filed.

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  • Protection of women from domestic violence act, 2005
  • Section 25(2) alteration/modification/revocation
  • Section 12 maintenance orders
  • Finality of orders
  • Refund/restitution of maintenance
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Criminal law

C. SUBBIAH @ KADAMBUR JAYARAJ AND OTHERS versus THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE AND OTHERS

Because the complainant's investments were in transactions that were benami in nature and therefore barred by Section 4 of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 from giving rise to civil claims or defenses, and because the admitted allegations did not establish dishonest or fraudulent intention from the inception nor the essential ingredients of the offences under Sections 406, 420, 294(b) and 506(ii) IPC, permitting criminal prosecution on the same cause of action would be impermissible and constitute an abuse of the process of law; accordingly the FIR, charge sheet and related pro…

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  • Benami transactions (prohibition) act 1988
  • Abuse of process
  • Quashing of fir
  • Criminal prosecution for civil dispute
  • Cheating (section 420 ipc)
  • Criminal breach of trust (section 406 ipc)
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