All Breach of Contract are not Cheating under Section 420 IPC | Latest Supreme Court Judgment 2025

Most Important Judgment expected to be asked in forthcoming higher judiciary and civil judge examinations. Join Online Coaching classes for Higher Judicial Services and all states civil judge exams. Live Lectures by Rakesh Kapoor Sir. The Supreme Court's recent judgment in Rikhab Birani & Anr. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. (2025 INSC 512) underscores a pivotal legal principle: not every breach of contract amounts to the criminal offence of cheating. This decision reinforces the distinction between civil disputes and criminal offences, cautioning against the misuse of criminal law to address civil grievances