https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311254 Dishonest or fraudulent intention at the inception is essential for offences under Sections 406, 419 and 420 IPC, and the materials here did not prima facie show such intent in a development and flat-sale dispute. The alleged excess sale raised, at most, a contractual controversy over authority and liabilities, not cheating. Applying the Section 482 CrPC standard against abuse of process, the SC held that a civil dispute was being criminalised without disclosure of the essential ingredients of the alleged offences, and the FIR and consequential proceedings were quashed. en-us Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 20:04:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311254 Dishonest or fraudulent intention at the inception is essential for offences under Sections 406, 419 and 420 IPC, and the materials here did not prima facie show such intent in a development and flat-sale dispute. The alleged excess sale raised, at most, a contractual controversy over authority and liabilities, not cheating. Applying the Section 482 CrPC standard against abuse of process, the SC held that a civil dispute was being criminalised without disclosure of the essential ingredients of the alleged offences, and the FIR and consequential proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311254