In Brief
M/s Shiv Bhandar transferred Rs.1 crore to several accused in four instalments, claiming it was for purchase of property in Rajasthan. The accused said it was a loan. An FIR was registered in Arunachal Pradesh for cheating and criminal conspiracy, though all parties, property, and transactions were in Rajasthan. The accused repaid Rs.37 lakhs and executed property deeds. The Supreme Court held this was a civil dispute without any written agreement on the money's purpose, lacked territorial jurisdiction, and could not constitute criminal cheating. The FIR was quashed entirely.
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