The Supreme Court of India has set aside a judgment of the Allahabad High Court and quashed a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against Vandana Jain and others, observing that a purely civil dispute arising from a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) was given the “cloak of a criminal offence.” A Bench comprising Justice Pamidighantam Sri
Civil Breach Cannot Be Cloaked as Criminal Offence: Supreme Court Quashes FIR in 11-Year-Old Property Dispute
