Jairam S/O Nathu Salunke vs The State Of Maharashtra & Anr

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's plea to quash the FIR and charge-sheet under Sections 406, 409, and 120B of the IPC, affirming that the allegations of conspiracy and cheating against the Municipal Corporation were substantiated. The Court found that the appellant, along with co-accused, had received compensation for land without proper entitlement, thus causing financial loss to the Corporation. The judgment clarified that the nature of the transaction was not purely civil, as claimed by the appellant, but involved criminal conspiracy and misrepresentation.