Token Amount Taken By Owner And Not Returning In Case Of Cancellation After 1 Day

We actually gave 20,000 rupees(Gave more) as a token amount/rent advance to the owner on 12th may . On 13th may , we called owner and cancelled renting flat due to personal reason . Owner promised to return money back but he is not returning now . He told to return 10k now , taking 10k in his pocket . Few more details : 1.) I have transaction ID of 20,000 rupees that i have transferred in his account . 2.) Total rent of flat is 30k monthly . 3.) We have cancelled it after just 1 day . I want to know that is it possible to file any fraud case against him either on consumer court or actual court . How much amount i expect to take it out of 20,000 ?

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Posted by: Anish

Posted on: 2019-05-13

With respect to your query, legal opinion is as under:- (1) You can file a civil suit for recovery of the money (2) As there is no element of cheating or misrepresentation on the part of your landlord, so no chances to file a criminal complaint or FIR (3) The only remedy is to go to Civil Court for recovery of the money.

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