Criminal Prosecution After Settlement of Bank Loan Dispute Held Unsustainable: Supreme Court Quashes Cheating and Forgery Case
In Vijay Kumar Kela & Anr. v. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr., 2026 INSC 588, the Supreme Court set aside criminal proceedings initiated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against borrowers after a loan dispute had already been resolved through a compromise settlement approved by the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT). The Court held that […]