https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=412362 A commercial supply dispute involving part payment and unpaid balance was treated as civil in character because the materials did not show deception or dishonest inducement at the inception of the transaction. In the absence of allegations or evidence of fraudulent intent from the beginning, mere non-payment of the balance price could not sustain charges of cheating or criminal breach of trust under Sections 420 and 406 IPC. The Court also reiterated that inherent power under Section 482 CrPC may be used to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice where a civil dispute is dressed up as a criminal complaint. The criminal proceedings were therefore quashed. en-us Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 16 Sep 2021 10:55:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=412362 A commercial supply dispute involving part payment and unpaid balance was treated as civil in character because the materials did not show deception or dishonest inducement at the inception of the transaction. In the absence of allegations or evidence of fraudulent intent from the beginning, mere non-payment of the balance price could not sustain charges of cheating or criminal breach of trust under Sections 420 and 406 IPC. The Court also reiterated that inherent power under Section 482 CrPC may be used to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice where a civil dispute is dressed up as a criminal complaint. The criminal proceedings were therefore quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=412362