https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174118 A complaint founded on a contractual dispute did not disclose offences of cheating or criminal breach of trust because the admitted materials showed no dishonest intention at the inception of the transaction, no entrustment, and no misappropriation. The allegations, even if accepted at face value, amounted only to breach of contract and alleged negligence in carriage, which is insufficient to attract Sections 406 and 420 IPC. Where criminal process is used to pursue a predominantly civil dispute unsupported by essential criminal ingredients, the High Court may exercise inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC to prevent abuse of process and quash the proceedings. en-us Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 14:33:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174118 A complaint founded on a contractual dispute did not disclose offences of cheating or criminal breach of trust because the admitted materials showed no dishonest intention at the inception of the transaction, no entrustment, and no misappropriation. The allegations, even if accepted at face value, amounted only to breach of contract and alleged negligence in carriage, which is insufficient to attract Sections 406 and 420 IPC. Where criminal process is used to pursue a predominantly civil dispute unsupported by essential criminal ingredients, the High Court may exercise inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC to prevent abuse of process and quash the proceedings. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174118