https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306346 Criminal proceedings arising from a property transaction and agreement to sell were quashed because the dispute was substantially civil and the complaint did not disclose the basic ingredients of criminal breach of trust or the other offences alleged. The record showed competing claims over possession and transfer already being pursued in civil suits, while the person setting the criminal law in motion was treated as a stranger to the transaction. Applying settled quashing principles on abuse of process and mala fide prosecution, the court held that the criminal case lacked sufficient corroboration and should not continue. en-us Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 18:51:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306346 Criminal proceedings arising from a property transaction and agreement to sell were quashed because the dispute was substantially civil and the complaint did not disclose the basic ingredients of criminal breach of trust or the other offences alleged. The record showed competing claims over possession and transfer already being pursued in civil suits, while the person setting the criminal law in motion was treated as a stranger to the transaction. Applying settled quashing principles on abuse of process and mala fide prosecution, the court held that the criminal case lacked sufficient corroboration and should not continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306346