https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313519 Where goods had already been supplied and cheques were issued only to discharge an existing liability, dishonour of those cheques did not disclose cheating or criminal breach of trust. The court treated the case as one involving a cheque towards a pre-existing debt, not a cheque obtained to induce delivery of goods, and held that the allegations amounted at most to breach of promise giving rise to civil liability. On that basis, no offence was made out under Sections 406 or 420 of the Indian Penal Code, and the complaint, FIR, and related proceedings were quashed. en-us Fri, 24 Jul 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:47:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313519 Where goods had already been supplied and cheques were issued only to discharge an existing liability, dishonour of those cheques did not disclose cheating or criminal breach of trust. The court treated the case as one involving a cheque towards a pre-existing debt, not a cheque obtained to induce delivery of goods, and held that the allegations amounted at most to breach of promise giving rise to civil liability. On that basis, no offence was made out under Sections 406 or 420 of the Indian Penal Code, and the complaint, FIR, and related proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Jul 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313519