Quashing under Section 482 CrPC may not support a writ appeal; other remedies and merits remain open.

An order quashing a complaint and FIR under the inherent jurisdiction of Section 482 CrPC was treated as not amenable to a writ appeal, because the impugned order stemmed from the court's quashing power rather than a writ determination. The writ appeals were therefore disposed of as not maintainable, while the appellant's other remedies and all merits contentions were expressly kept open.

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Issues: Whether a writ appeal is maintainable against an order quashing a complaint and FIR in exercise of inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

Analysis: The impugned order was passed in exercise of the power of quashing under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. On that basis, the matter was treated as not amenable to a writ appeal. The Court also kept the appellant's remedies and all merits contentions open.

Conclusion: The writ appeals were not maintainable and were disposed of accordingly.

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