Supreme Court of India · 2009-03-31
Chaman Lal & Ors vs State Of Punjab & Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SUPREME COURT 2972
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Chaman Lal & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of Punjab & Anr
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- P. Sathasivam, Lokeshwar Singh Panta, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the Criminal Revision No.512 of 2000 by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, affirming the framing of charges under Section 409, Section 420, and Section 120B of the IPC. The Court established that the evidence presented by the complainant was sufficient to presume the commission of triable offences, thereby rejecting the appellants' claims of lack of authority in the sale of property. The Court's holding confirmed the lower court's decision to proceed with the trial based on the presented evidence.