Legal Articles Supreme Court deplores the tendency to turn civil cases into criminal ones January 7, 2019 by Kapil Chandna | Leave a Comment What is considered as a civil case? A civil case begins when a person or entity (such as a corporation or the government), called the plaintiff, claims that another person or entity (the defendant) has failed to carry out a legal duty owed to the plaintiff. Civil law refers to almost all other disputes—these […] Read more » civil cases civil cases into criminal cases criminal cases Justice H.K. Sema Justice R.V. Raveendran Justice Ranjit More Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi Mr. Justice Raveendran Remedy for the cases where civil matters are turned into an criminal offence..!! Supreme Court Supreme Court deplores the tendency to turn civil cases into criminal ones What is considered as a civil case? What is said to be a criminal case? When can a civil action become criminal? Why civil cases are being given the colour of criminal cases