Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 467, 468, 471 -- Bail - Cheating - Civil dispute between parties - Charge sheet has already been filed and there is no requirement of applicants for investigation - Accused has no criminal history - Bail granted...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154, 156 -- FIR - Direction to register FIR and to file final report after investigation - Civil dispute should not be given colour of a criminal offence - However mere pendency of civil proceeding is not a good ground and justification not to register and investigate an FIR if a criminal offence is committed...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 340, 195(1)(b) -- False evidence - Respondent allegedly stated certain facts which are not accurate in his rejoinder filed in civil suit - However, explanation offered by respondent in his rejoinder seems reasonable - It would be difficult to conclude that respondent had deliberately tried to misled Supreme Court to obtain a..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of proceedings - Compromise - Proceedings can only be quashed where issue is overwhelmingly and predominantly of civil profile arising out of commercial, financial, mercantile and civil or matrimonial nature - Criminal proceedings are not to be quashed where offence is heinous in nature...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 145(1), 146(1) -- Orders u/ss 145(1), 146(1) Cr.P.C - Dispute is only regarding office of management of society - Such dispute can never be held as a dispute regarding ownership and possession of immovable property - Assistant Registrar has authority to decide the dispute regarding management of office society - However, Magistrate..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cheating - Quashing of FIR - From a bare perusal of FIR, it appears that it is a civil dispute relating to agreement to sell, which is given colour of criminal litigation - FIR quashed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 11, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of divorce petition - Barred by Res judicata - First divorce petition filed by husband was dismissed as withdrawn when he was facing criminal trial - It is only after acquittal husband filed second divorce petition on subsequent event - Though there is a false statement in pleadings that first divorce..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of proceedings - Compromise - In exercise of powers u/s 482 Cr.P.C, criminal proceedings are not to be quashed where offence is heinous in nature - Proceedings can only be quashed where issue is overwhelmingly and predominantly of civil profile arising out of commercial, financial, mercantile and civil or matrimonial..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 467, 468, 471 -- Quashing of proceedings - Cheating - False and fabricated document - Complaint filed on the basis that agreement filed in civil suit is forged and fabricated - Though civil suit decreed with finding that agreement in question is forged and fabricated but appeal against the..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 431 -- Dishonour of cheque - Compromise in Lok Adalat - Default in payment - Award of Lok Adalat can be executed as a Civil decree or as per provision of S.431 Cr.P.C. depending on terms contained in the compromise - If there is a term agreed that the complainant can enforce the..........
