Criminal Proceedings Cannot Be Used to Settle Civil Scores in Property Deals, FIR Quashed: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court delivered an important judgment quashing a criminal case related to a land agreement dispute. The court held that the criminal proceedings were initiated only to escape civil liability and that using criminal law in such circumstances amounts to an abuse of the legal process. The decision was delivered by Justice H.S. Grewal while deciding a petition filed by Parveen Nain and others seeking quashing…
