Can’t permit criminal law to influence civil claims: HC

Karnataka high court quashed criminal proceedings against an elderly Bengaluru woman and her elder daughter in a property dispute.

Justice M Nagaprasanna ruled that criminal law cannot be used as leverage in civil claims.

The case was based on a complaint by the younger daughter Shruthi, a Singapore resident, claiming a one-third share in property sold by her mother Mythili without consent.

The judge noted the dispute is civil in nature and should be resolved through civil courts, not criminal prosecution.