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The Supreme Court dismissed a landlord’s case against a tenant. The court said that if the tenant does not pay the rent due to some compulsion, then it is not a crime, nor is there any punishment for it in the IPC. The judgment pertains to the petition of Neetu Singh v State of Uttar Pradesh. In which the bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Bela M Trivedi heard.
FIR canceled on these grounds
The bench said that we believe that this is not a crime, even though the facts given in the complaint are true. Legal action can be taken for non-payment of rent, but a case will not be registered under IPC. Essential things to prove this case under section 415 (cheating) and section 403 (dishonest misappropriation of property) are missing. The court has quashed the FIR related to the case.
Earlier the matter was with the Allahabad High Court, but the court refused to quash the FIR against the appellant.
Court also opened the way to collect rent
The tenants are owed a huge amount, due to which the complainants also put their problems before the court. After hearing the arguments, the bench said that if the tenant has vacated the property, then the matter can be settled under civil remedies. The court allows for this.