https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283551 In a loan dispute, criminal breach of trust requires entrustment of property and dishonest misappropriation or conversion, and those ingredients are not made out by a mere failure to repay money. Cheating likewise requires fraudulent or dishonest intention at the inception of the transaction; absent any false representation or inducement when the loan was taken, the matter remains civil in character. Where the complaint on its face discloses only a repayment dispute and not the essential criminal elements, the inherent jurisdiction to quash proceedings may be invoked to prevent misuse of criminal process. en-us Thu, 03 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:41:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283551 In a loan dispute, criminal breach of trust requires entrustment of property and dishonest misappropriation or conversion, and those ingredients are not made out by a mere failure to repay money. Cheating likewise requires fraudulent or dishonest intention at the inception of the transaction; absent any false representation or inducement when the loan was taken, the matter remains civil in character. Where the complaint on its face discloses only a repayment dispute and not the essential criminal elements, the inherent jurisdiction to quash proceedings may be invoked to prevent misuse of criminal process. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 03 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283551