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Section 420 IPC

Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘Unwarranted interference by Revisional Court’; Read why Bombay High Court reinstated Adani’s discharge in cheating case worth Rs. 388 Crores

“Merely by asserting that the accused has made a wrong gain without demonstrating the corresponding wrongful loss or deception suffered by a specific victim does not suffice to attract the offence of cheating under the IPC.”

Published on March 18, 2025March 25, 2025By Editor_4
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Gujarat High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Read why Gujarat HC denied anticipatory bail to Bhupendrasinh Zala accused of financial fraud worth Rs 360 Crores

“In the CID raid, it was discovered that Bhupendrasinh had created several firms and opened bank accounts in their names, but only two of the firms were registered. He had also issued cheques worth Rs 62 Lakhs in the name of his driver.”

Published on January 2, 2025January 8, 2025By Editor_4
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Madhya Pradesh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Lying about educational qualification for marriage does not amount to offence under Section 420 IPC: MP High Court

Madhya Pradesh High Court held that no party can be allowed to assassinate the character of a person without any basis as it undermines the integrity of the legal process and individuals involved.

Published on April 15, 2024April 22, 2024By Ritu
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Law on Bail | Investigation complete, charge sheet filed, accused in jail since 6 months: Read whether Del HC grants bail

Delhi High Court: Chandra Dhari Singh, J., granted bail while referring to a catena of Supreme Court decisions with regard to the

Published on February 8, 2022February 11, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Chh HC | Interdicting a criminal proceeding midcourse on ground of invalidity of the sanction order not appropriate unless failure of justice has occasioned as per S. 19(3) PC Act

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal, J. dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. Facts The facts of the case are such

Published on September 29, 2021September 30, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Tendency of guaranteeing decision to come in favour of one party or other, amounts to maligning a particular Judge and at large, institution itself by giving an impression that justice can be bought

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J., addressed a matter wherein a mother was cheated of an amount Rs 16,50,000 by a man

Published on September 29, 2021September 29, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

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

Published on November 27, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Chh HC | S. 320 CrPC is no bar to the exercise of power of quashing of FIR in matrimonial matters; Petition allowed

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal J., allowed the petition based on the settled principle of law. The present writ petition has

Published on November 13, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[Malafide Litigation] Madras HC | Proceedings under S. 420 IPC quashed for being counterblast to complaint instituted under S. 138 NI Act

Madras High Court: G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J., allowed a criminal original petition and quashed the proceedings in a criminal case filed against the

Published on October 29, 2020November 6, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Chh HC | Can an ‘Approver’ who has been granted pardon under S. 306(1) CrPC be released on bail in exercise of inherent jurisdiction under S. 482 CrPC in view of bar under S. 306(4)(b) of the Code? HC answers

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal, J. granted bail observing various provisions relating to the inherent powers of High Court regarding granting

Published on August 13, 2020August 14, 2020By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Shocking reality! Marriages being given contractual tinge to attain sinister design in Punjab”: Court says can’t shut eyes, a debatable issue arising over applicability of S. 420 IPC

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Fateh Deep Singh, J. granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner, the father of the bride, while observing that marriages

Published on July 25, 2020July 25, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

All HC | Continuation of criminal proceedings not useful where chances of conviction are bleak and settlement arrived at between the parties

Allahabad High Court: Sanjay Kumar Singh, J. allowed the instant application in terms of compromise and quashed the chargesheet as well as

Published on November 18, 2019November 25, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

P&H HC | Compromise between parties in criminal cases can be allowed where there is no adverse impact of dispute to society

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajbir Sehrawat, J. quashed the FIR after the parties entered into the compromise as same was held

Published on August 1, 2019August 7, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Application for quashing FIR under S. 376 IPC rejected where prima facie material warrants trial

Bombay High Court: S.S. Shinde, J. denied to quash the charges under Sections 376 and 420 IPC as prayed by the petitioner

Published on July 3, 2019July 8, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Utt HC | FIR when states commission of cognizable offence, Court not to presume story of prosecution not believable in absence of any material to the contrary

Uttaranchal High Court: The instant petition was entertained by Ravindra Maithani, J. where the petitioner under Section 482 CrPC applied for quashing

Published on June 17, 2019June 27, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Chh HC | Order taking cognizance of offence under Ss. 420 and 120-B IPC against Advocate for authenticating an agreement set aside in light of S. 13(1) of Notaries Act

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agarwal, J. allowed a petition filed by an advocate against the order of Judicial Magistrate (First Class) whereby

Published on May 29, 2019June 4, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Utt HC | Whoever approaches the Court should come with clean hands and must disclose all relevant facts before seeking any relief

Uttaranchal High Court: A writ petition was entertained by a Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, JJ. and subsequently

Published on May 14, 2019May 17, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Impounding of passport held not warranted where aggrieved already called upon to deposit the same with the Court

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bhakru, J., set aside an order whereby the petitioner’s passport was impounded and gave him liberty to travel abroad

Published on April 23, 2019April 25, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | Act of merely introducing a person to a bank for opening an account, when such person later cheats the bank, not an offence

Kerala High Court: The Bench of R. Narayana Pisharadi, J. quashed criminal proceedings against a person accused of cheating a bank holding

Published on April 9, 2019April 10, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

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

Published on March 13, 2019March 30, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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