criminalisation of civil disputes

loan dispute criminal case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Calcutta High Court found the complaint lacked essential ingredients, the summons were mechanical, and the complainant was a stranger to the loan.

sc st act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The huge and unexplained delay of over 60 years in initiating dispute with regard to the ownership of the land, and the criminal case being lodged only after failure to obtain relief in the civil suits, coupled with denial of relief, reeked of malafide on the part of the complainant.”