These observations were made by the apex court on Monday in a criminal case arising in Uttar Pradesh, where the bench noted that kidnapping charges were alleged against an individual, in a dispute over recovery of money. He said normally in these complaints, a criminal offence is alleged to be made out in a dispute for recovery of money. Justice Kant said, "Courts are not recovery agents for the parties to recover outstanding amounts. The bench asked Nataraj to seek instruction and apprise the court in two weeks. The top court has been recently time and again flagging the recent trend of parties lodging criminal cases in civil disputes for expeditious disposal of their grievances.