Supreme Court of India · 2002-01-24
M/S. KUNSTOCOM ELECTRONICS (I) PVT. LTD. vs GILT PACK LTD. & ANR.
- Citation / case number
- SC 2000/60246
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- M/S. KUNSTOCOM ELECTRONICS (I) PVT. LTD.
- Respondent
- GILT PACK LTD. & ANR.
- Author
- Venkatarama Reddi
- Bench
- P. VENKATARAMA REDDI D.P. MOHAPATRA
Judgment text excerpt
The case concerns a criminal complaint filed by the respondent alleging cheating by the appellant company in a commercial transaction for the supply of polypropylene brastec. The respondent claimed that the appellant, acting as an agent for a German company, failed to supply the contracted quantity of materials despite an irrevocable letter of credit. The central legal issue is whether the breach of a commercial contract constitutes a criminal offence of cheating.