https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156814 Criminal proceedings for cheating and criminal breach of trust were quashed where the dispute arose from a commercial loan transaction and the record did not show concrete material of fraudulent inducement or dishonest misrepresentation by the accused. The pending complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act already addressed the cheque dishonour, so continuation of prosecution under the Penal Code was treated as a coercive and abusive use of criminal process. The Supreme Court held that the ingredients of Sections 406 and 420 IPC were not made out on the available material and allowed the quashing petition. en-us Fri, 28 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:41:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156814 Criminal proceedings for cheating and criminal breach of trust were quashed where the dispute arose from a commercial loan transaction and the record did not show concrete material of fraudulent inducement or dishonest misrepresentation by the accused. The pending complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act already addressed the cheque dishonour, so continuation of prosecution under the Penal Code was treated as a coercive and abusive use of criminal process. The Supreme Court held that the ingredients of Sections 406 and 420 IPC were not made out on the available material and allowed the quashing petition. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 28 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156814