https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104289 Criminal process cannot serve as a coercive means to recover contractual work dues where allegations remain essentially civil; proceedings brought for that purpose were quashed. Quashing predicate FIRs following settlement or procedural defects does not undermine money-laundering action when scheduled-offence allegations remain pending without merits exoneration. Failure initially to arraign a named developer company is curable, while resale or multiple mortgaging of a fully paid flat may disclose cheating beyond contractual breach. Homebuyer payments for promised construction and delivery can constitute deposits under depositor-protection law. Challenges to provisional attachment should proceed through the statutory adjudication and appellate mechanism. en-us Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:34:54 +0530 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:34:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104289 Criminal process cannot serve as a coercive means to recover contractual work dues where allegations remain essentially civil; proceedings brought for that purpose were quashed. Quashing predicate FIRs following settlement or procedural defects does not undermine money-laundering action when scheduled-offence allegations remain pending without merits exoneration. Failure initially to arraign a named developer company is curable, while resale or multiple mortgaging of a fully paid flat may disclose cheating beyond contractual breach. Homebuyer payments for promised construction and delivery can constitute deposits under depositor-protection law. Challenges to provisional attachment should proceed through the statutory adjudication and appellate mechanism. Highlights Money Laundering Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:34:54 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104289