https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461755 Cheating allegations arising from an agreement to sell require proof of dishonest intention at the inception of the transaction; absent such material, the dispute remains civil and a mere failure to execute the sale deed or refund money does not by itself attract criminal liability. Where the first complaint sought refund and later complaints added allegations against the accused, the record did not support fraudulent intent from the beginning. The Supreme Court therefore treated the criminal process as an improper tool in a contractual dispute and quashed the FIR and consequential proceedings. en-us Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461755 Cheating allegations arising from an agreement to sell require proof of dishonest intention at the inception of the transaction; absent such material, the dispute remains civil and a mere failure to execute the sale deed or refund money does not by itself attract criminal liability. Where the first complaint sought refund and later complaints added allegations against the accused, the record did not support fraudulent intent from the beginning. The Supreme Court therefore treated the criminal process as an improper tool in a contractual dispute and quashed the FIR and consequential proceedings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461755