Bombay HC refuses to quash FIR against 3 accused of duping Jalgaon farmers
The court added, Farmer suicides are increasing day by day as farmers are facing all kinds of problems, and the problem of cheating is additional circumstance compelling farmers to commit suicide . December 10, 2020 11:49:29 pm
Police booked the trio under sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC. The complaint was lodged by an informant, who is a broker in agricultural produce. (Representational)
THE AURANGABAD bench of the Bombay High Court recently raised concerns over an increase in cases of traders cheating farmers, and observed that traders take advantage of farmers’ inability to afford litigation compelling them to die by suicide.