Conversion of civil disputes to criminal cases in U.P. is ‘absurd’, shows complete breakdown of rule of law, says CJI

Two men facing a cheque bounce case suddenly found themselves charge sheeted for criminal offences. Their counsel said it was a ploy to reach a speedy resolution as civil disputes take a long time to conclude. “Disputes over civil issues cannot be turned into offences…,” Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna said.