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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Gopi Krishna Chaubey @ Gopi Krishna Chaube, S/o. Gopal Chaubey – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
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| 1. magistrate found prima facie cheating for false land ownership claim. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. cheating requires deception from inception; caution in civil disputes. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. deception from start; oral evidence suffices for payment proof. (Para 7) |
| 4. allegations constitute cheating; no mini-trial under section 482 crpc. (Para 8) |
| 5. petition dismissed; proceedings not quashed. (Para 9 , 10) |
JUDGMENT :
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.
Heard the parties.
2. This Criminal Miscellaneous Petition has been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with the prayer to quash the order dated 06.01.2020 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Dhanbad in C.P. Case No. 2288 of 2019 whereby and where under the learned Judicial Magistrate- 1st Class, Dhanbad has found sufficient materials against the petitioners to proceed against them for having committed the offences punishable under Sections 420/ 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners in furtherance of their common intention, cheated the complainant by claiming to be the owner of the land of which they, knowing pretty
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The absence of fraudulent intention at the inception of a transaction negates the offence of cheating, and civil disputes should not be converted into criminal prosecutions.
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