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Supreme Court of India · 2009-03-25

Chunduru Siva Ram Krishna & Anr vs Peddi Ravindra Babu & Anr

Citation / case number
AIR 2009 SUPREME COURT 3250
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Chunduru Siva Ram Krishna & Anr
Respondent
Peddi Ravindra Babu & Anr
Author
Mukundakam Sharma
Bench
Mukundakam Sharma, S.B. Sinha

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a petition for quashing a complaint against Accused Nos. 1 to 9 under Sections 406, 420, and 424 read with Section 34 IPC, affirming that the allegations of cheating and criminal breach of trust were sufficient to proceed with the charges. The Court noted that the insolvency petition filed by Accused No. 1 did not negate the possibility of criminal liability for the alleged fraudulent activities. The judgment reinforces the principle that insolvency proceedings do not preclude criminal prosecution for fraud.

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