Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406 -- Anticipatory bail - Cheating - Dispute has traits of a civil dispute - Complainant cannot allege cheating or criminal breach of trust against petitioner on basis of agreement to sell - In fact petitioner was never a party to said agreement to sell - Application held, allowed subject to..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 11 -- Res judicata - There can be no applicability of principle of res judicata when orders of Criminal Courts are pitted against proceedings in civil Court...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 73, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 311A -- Difference between S.73 of Evidence Act and S.311-A Cr.P.C - S.73 of Evidence Act, empowers Court in all kinds of matters, civil as well as criminal to direct any person to give specimen handwriting/signatures and to compare the same in the matter being adjudicated by said Court - Whereas,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 506, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of proceedings - Cheating - Agreement to sell flat executed between parties - Dispute between parties is purely of civil in nature - It has no element of criminality - Continuation of proceedings is nothing but abuse of process of law - Proceedings quashed...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173(2), 173(8) -- Final report - There is no material difference in legal position regarding probative value of a final report submitted u/s 173(2) or S.173(8) Cr.P.C between criminal law and civil law...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 156, 482 -- Transfer of investigation to agency outside State - Special Investigating Team headed by DSP already constituted - Investigation still pending - Civil suits with respect to same dispute are also pending - In these circumstances, Court does not find any good ground to transfer investigation as prayed for - Even otherwise,..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Validity of marriage - Marriage between parties declared as null and void by civil Court - Wife not entitled to maintenance, as parties never had status of husband and wife - Impugned order of granting maintenance to wife set aside...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - In a proceeding u/s 125 Cr.P.C, which is primarily of civil nature strict rules of evidence are not applied by Court rather Courts act on basis of preponderance of probability which would have a positive element of happening of a certain fact...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 156(3), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 417, 405, 120B, 34 -- Direction to investigate - Cheating - Dispute between parties is non-sharing of profits arising out of business transaction - However, there is no statement as to what was profits made by accused - Entire transaction is apparently contractual transaction and dispute..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 465, 468, 471 -- Quashing of proceedings - Cheating - Compromise in civil Court - After availing benefit of said compromise, complainant cannot go back and reagitate the matter before another forum - Compromise includes all issues - Complainant cannot take a portion of the compromise which is..........
