Supreme Court of India

Anup Sarmah v. Bhola Nath Sharma and Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 11 S.C.R. 360
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla JJ.
Decided 30 October 2012

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the law can be summarised that in D an agreement of hire purchase, the purchaser remains merely a trustee/bailee on behalf of the financier/financial institution and ownership remains with the latter.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Hire-Purchase - Vehicle purchased by petitioner on hire- purchase basis - .Complaint filed by petitioner that the respondents-financier had forcibly taken the custody of the said vehicle - Criminal proceedings initiated against the respondents before the Judicial Magistrate - Quashed by High Court in criminal revision - Justification - Held: In an o agreement of hire purchase, the purchaser remains merely a trustee/bailee on behalf of the financier/financial institution and ownership remains with the latter - Thus, in case the vehicle is seized by the financier, no criminal action can be

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