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Suresh Kumar Agarwal v. M/s Haldia Steels Limited & Anr

Whether the High Court erred in directing further investigation into the highly belated complaint filed by the complainant-Company after unexplained delay of…

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
15 Apr 2025
Citation
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2473
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1952/2025
Bench
Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Issue for consideration

Whether the High Court erred in directing further investigation into the highly belated complaint filed by the complainant-Company after unexplained delay of six years by twisting and manipulating the facts to give a colour of criminal offence to a purely of law – Criminal color imparted to a civil dispute – Further investigation directed – Impermissibility – Complainant-Company filed complaint alleging non-supply of manganese ore against the advance payment of Rs.50 lakhs, FIR registered u/ss.120B, 406 and 420, IPC

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