Disputed Property Claim Based On Inheritance Cannot Be Decided In A Criminal Proceeding: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court observed that a disputed property claim based on inheritance can be only in an appropriate civil proceeding and not in a criminal proceeding. The bench of Justice Navin Sinha and Justice BR Gavai quashed a complaint, which it noted is only a civil dispute with regard to inheritance amongst the legal heirs. In this case [M. Srikanth vs. State of Telangana], the accused...