Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Complaint for Theft of Documents in Corporate Dispute — Internal Audit Reports and Confidential Documents Not 'Stolen' as They Were Obtained Through Legal Proceedings. The Court held that the ingredients of theft under Section 379 IPC are not satisfied when documents are obtained through legal proceedings and used in bona fide litigation, and continuation of criminal proceedings would be an abuse of process.
15 May 2019The appeals arise from a criminal complaint filed by Birla Corporation Limited (the appellant) against Adventz Investments and Holdings Limited and ot...
