https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=786851 In a commercial dispute, criminal liability for cheating or criminal breach of trust depends on dishonest intention or fraudulent inducement at the inception of the transaction; a later failure to pay or settle accounts is insufficient. The materials did not show the essential ingredients of offences under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, and the controversy was essentially civil in nature. Continuation of the criminal proceeding was therefore treated as an abuse of process, and the proceeding was quashed insofar as the petitioner was concerned. en-us Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:41:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=786851 In a commercial dispute, criminal liability for cheating or criminal breach of trust depends on dishonest intention or fraudulent inducement at the inception of the transaction; a later failure to pay or settle accounts is insufficient. The materials did not show the essential ingredients of offences under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, and the controversy was essentially civil in nature. Continuation of the criminal proceeding was therefore treated as an abuse of process, and the proceeding was quashed insofar as the petitioner was concerned. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=786851