Sudha Rakesh v. The State of Karnataka & Anr
2026 INSC 10865 October 202610 min read
Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Property Dispute, Holds Civil Dispute Cannot Be Given Criminal Colour
The Supreme Court quashed an FIR for cheating arising from a property dispute, holding that a pure civil dispute was given a criminal colour by the complainant and the petitioner was similarly placed with co-accused whose case was already quashed.
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- Case Name
- Sudha Rakesh v. The State of Karnataka & Anr.
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1086
- Bench
- Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh
- Date of Judgment
- October 5, 2026
- Area of Law
- Criminal Law — Quashing of FIR — Section 482 CrPC — Civil Dispute — Cheating — Sections 420, 423, 120-B IPC
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