breach of trust Archives

Court must be mindful of the danger of attributing criminal intent to an otherwise disturbed civil relationship: SC

The Court further observed that there is a worrying trend that consensual relationships going on for prolonged period, upon turning sour, have been sought to be criminalised by invoking criminal jurisprudence.

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“No case for interference either on law or on moral grounds”; SC sets aside HC order for applying test of criminal proceedings to departmental proceedings

Supreme Court: Addressing a case of dismissal of a Bank clerk for breaching the trust of a widowed sister-in-law as well as

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Pat HC | Breach of Trust and Misappropriation of Client’s money; HC denies bail to Advocate booked for enchasing compensation granted to his client by Railway Claims Tribunal

Patna High Court: Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J., denied bail to the advocate booked for allegedly misappropriating his client’s money and committing breach

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Virtual Currency | Dealing in virtual currency and duping people of Rs 2.5 Crores: Can bail be granted for such alleged economic offences? Read full report to know

Delhi High Court: Getting indulged in Virtual Currencies even after receiving public notices not to deal in the same and further duping

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Del HC | Is it necessary for trial and inquiry for an offence to take place only where the occurrence would have taken place? Law in regard to ‘Jurisdiction’ explained

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J., addressed a matter involving the determination of jurisdiction with regard to the occurrence of a

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Bom HC | Pension payable to employees upon superannuation is a ‘property’ under Art. 300-A & fundamental right to livelihood under Art. 21: Pension can’t be deducted without authority of law

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of R.K. Deshpande and N.B. Suryawanshi, JJ., while addressing an issue with regard to the deduction of

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P&H HC | No illegality in quashing criminal proceedings in a matrimonial dispute if parties have entered into a settlement

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Hari Pal Verma, J. allowed the petition filed for quashing of FIR under Section 482 of Code

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Ker HC | ‘Property’ under S. 405 IPC not restricted only to movable property: Immovable property can also be the subject matter of offence of criminal breach of trust

Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J. allowed a petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter ‘CrPC’)

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Ker HC | Mere breach of trust or agreement will not amount to a criminal offence under S. 420 IPC

Kerala High Court: The Bench of T.V. Anil Kumar, J., while pronouncing an order quashed the criminal proceedings stating them to be

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Departmental proceedings cannot be suspended indefinitely or delayed unduly due to the pendency of the criminal case

Supreme Court: In the matter where the Court was deciding the question as to whether disciplinary proceedings can be initiated before the