Criminal Misappropriation Archives

‘Mere repayment of misappropriated amount does not efface criminal prosecution’; Kerala HC refuses to quash foreign liquor corruption case

“The misappropriated amount showed that the foreign liquor found in shortage was a gigantic quantity and therefore, prima facie, it could not be held that the shortage occurred because of some unintentional omissions or oversights.”

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‘Mere breach of a promise cannot give rise to criminal prosecution’; Gauhati HC quashes criminal proceedings against doctor accused of cheating man of Rs 2 Lakhs

“The act of breach of trust involves a civil wrong, in which an aggrieved person may seek redressal for damages in Civil Court, but a breach of trust with mens rea gives rise to criminal prosecution.”