https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198552 Mere dishonour of cheques or non-payment in a commercial sale transaction does not, without more, establish cheating or criminal breach of trust. The complaint lacked any allegation of entrustment or dishonest misappropriation for criminal breach of trust, and it also failed to show fraudulent or dishonest intention at the inception of the transaction, which is essential for cheating. The Court further noted that no part of the cause of action arose within the Magistrate's jurisdiction, so territorial jurisdiction to issue process was absent. On those grounds, the criminal proceedings were quashed. en-us Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198552 Mere dishonour of cheques or non-payment in a commercial sale transaction does not, without more, establish cheating or criminal breach of trust. The complaint lacked any allegation of entrustment or dishonest misappropriation for criminal breach of trust, and it also failed to show fraudulent or dishonest intention at the inception of the transaction, which is essential for cheating. The Court further noted that no part of the cause of action arose within the Magistrate's jurisdiction, so territorial jurisdiction to issue process was absent. On those grounds, the criminal proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198552