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Criminal Law

Kisi ne mera paisa lekar dhokha diya. Criminal case karun ya civil?

Simple answer

Yeh shuru ke iraade par depend karta hai. Agar usne shuru se jhooth bol kar paisa liya, toh yeh cheating hai, jo crime hai. Agar iraada lautane ya kaam karne ka tha par baad mein fail hua, toh yeh usually civil dispute hai aur paisa civil suit se recover hota hai.

Real-life examples

Gurpreet ne ek aadmi ko ₹2 lakh diye jisne fake letters dikha kar sarkari naukri ka promise kiya. Jhooth shuru se tha, toh yeh dhokhe se paisa lene ka offence hai (BNS 318(4)), jo cognizable hai.

Ayesha ne dost ko ₹50,000 udhaar diye. Baad mein uski job chali gayi aur woh lauta nahi paya. Shuru mein koi jhooth nahi tha, toh yeh civil matter hai. Woh legal notice bhej kar recovery suit kar sakti hai, generally udhaar dene ke 3 saal ke andar.

Joseph ne car bechne ke liye dealer ko di. Dealer ne car bech di aur saara paisa rakh liya. Bharose par di gayi cheez ka misuse criminal breach of trust hai (BNS 316), chahe shuru mein jhooth na bola ho.

Aapko kya karna chahiye?

  1. 1Saboot collect karo: bank transfers, receipts, chats, call recordings, agreements, aur jhoothe waade ka har proof.
  2. 2Agar dhokhe se paisa ya saamaan liya gaya, toh thane mein written complaint dekar FIR maango.
  3. 3Police 'civil matter' bol kar mana kare, toh complaint post se SP ko bhejo, phir Magistrate ke paas application do.
  4. 4Udhaar na lautane ya deal todne par legal notice bhejo, phir time limit khatam hone se pehle recovery suit karo.
  5. 5Agar unka cheque bounce hua hai, toh jaldi karo: bank se cheque return ki info milne ke 30 din ke andar notice bhejna zaroori hai.
  6. 6Online paisa gaya? Turant 1930 par call karo. Badi rakam ho toh criminal aur civil dono case ke baare mein lawyer se poochho.

Exceptions aur zaroori baatein

  • Sirf udhaar wasool karne ka pressure banane ke liye criminal case karna court ko pasand nahi. Aise case High Court quash kar sakta hai.
  • Jis cheating mein paisa ya saamaan nahi diya gaya (BNS 318(2)), woh non-cognizable hai, toh police ko investigation ke liye Magistrate ka order chahiye ho sakta hai.

Official legal reference

  • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 318

    Cheating: 3 saal tak, ya fine, ya dono; agar dhokhe se paisa ya property dilwayi gayi, toh 7 saal tak aur fine.

    Pehle: IPC Sections 415, 417, 420Official text padho

  • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 316

    Criminal breach of trust (bharose par di property ka misuse): 5 saal tak, ya fine, ya dono; employee, agent, banker waghera ke liye zyada.

    Pehle: IPC Sections 405 to 409Official text padho

  • Hridaya Ranjan Prasad Verma v. State of Bihar (2000)

    Supreme Court: contract todna tab tak cheating nahi hai, jab tak promise karte waqt hi be-imaani ka iraada na ho.

  • Limitation Act, 1963 — Schedule, Article 19

    Udhaar diya paisa recover karne ka case udhaar dene ki date se 3 saal ke andar karna hota hai.

    Official text padho

  • Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 173(4)

    Thana FIR se mana kare toh complaint SP ko bhej sakte ho; wahan bhi na ho toh Magistrate ke paas application do.

    Pehle: CrPC Section 154(3)Official text padho

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