Supreme Court of India · 2009-07-07
Dalip Kaur & Ors vs Jagnar Singh & Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SUPREME COURT 3191
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Dalip Kaur & Ors
- Respondent
- Jagnar Singh & Anr
- Author
- S.B. Sinha
- Bench
- Asok Kumar Ganguly, S.B. Sinha
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed whether a breach of contract for the sale of land constitutes an offence under Section 406 and Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. The Court held that mere breach of contract does not amount to criminal breach of trust or cheating unless there is a clear intention to deceive at the time of the agreement. The appeal was dismissed, affirming that the allegations did not substantiate the criminal charges under the cited sections.