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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.

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