Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Family Property Dispute: Declares the Matter Civil in Nature, Highlights Misuse of Criminal Law, and Reinforces Judicial Restraint Under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
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Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Family Property Dispute: Declares the Matter Civil in Nature, Highlights Misuse of Criminal Law, and Reinforces Judicial Restraint Under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

Court’s Decision The High Court quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against the petitioners under Sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 34 (common intention) of…
January 15, 2025
Calcutta High Court Dismisses Criminal Revision in Property Dispute, Rules "Initiation of the criminal process for oblique purposes, is bad in law and amounts to abuse of process of law," Emphasizes Distinction Between Civil Breach of Contract and Criminal Cheating under IPC.
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Calcutta High Court Dismisses Criminal Revision in Property Dispute, Rules “Initiation of the criminal process for oblique purposes, is bad in law and amounts to abuse of process of law,” Emphasizes Distinction Between Civil Breach of Contract and Criminal Cheating under IPC.

Court's Decision: The Calcutta High Court dismissed the Criminal Revision (CRR) 111 of 2023, which was filed to quash the criminal proceedings against the petitioners. The Court determined that the…
December 17, 2024