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Issues: (i) Whether the High Court should invoke its inherent powers to recall a non-bailable warrant issued against the petitioner when a remedy was available before the trial court under the criminal procedure law. (ii) Whether the petitioner's denial of involvement in the alleged conspiracy and the contention that the corporate veil should not be lifted could be examined at the stage of recall of warrant.
Issue (i): Whether the High Court should invoke its inherent powers to recall a non-bailable warrant issued against the petitioner when a remedy was available before the trial court under the criminal procedure law.
Analysis: The petition challenged execution of a non-bailable warrant pending in the criminal case. The Court held that questions relating to service of summons, awareness of the warrant, and the petitioner's willingness to appear were matters to be addressed by the Magistrate under the statutory procedure. The existence of a specific remedy before the trial court excluded resort to the High Court's inherent jurisdiction for recalling the warrant in the first instance.
Conclusion: The High Court declined to recall the non-bailable warrant and left the petitioner to seek relief before the Magistrate under the applicable criminal procedure provision.
Issue (ii): Whether the petitioner's denial of involvement in the alleged conspiracy and the contention that the corporate veil should not be lifted could be examined at the stage of recall of warrant.
Analysis: The Court held that allegations regarding diversion of funds, participation in the alleged criminal conspiracy, and the true relationship between the companies raised disputed questions of fact. It further held that in cases involving diversion of corporate funds, the court may pierce the corporate veil, but such an exercise was not appropriate at the stage of considering recall of warrant, as it could prejudice the investigation and the defence. Those matters were left for investigation and trial.
Conclusion: The Court refused to examine the merits of the petitioner's denial of involvement or to lift the corporate veil at this stage.
Final Conclusion: The petition was not maintainable for recalling the warrant in the High Court, and the petitioner was directed to pursue the statutory remedy before the Magistrate without prejudice to his defence.
Ratio Decidendi: Where a specific statutory remedy exists before the trial court for recall of a warrant, the High Court should not ordinarily invoke its inherent jurisdiction to grant that relief, and disputed factual questions bearing on alleged conspiracy or corporate veil must await investigation or trial.
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