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Issues: Whether the summoning order and criminal proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act should be quashed in exercise of inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and whether the accused should be permitted to seek compounding of the offence with interim protection from coercive measures.
Analysis: The application raised factual disputes concerning the nature of the cheque, existence of liability, service of notice, and maintainability of the complaint. Such matters were held to require adjudication by the trial court and not in a pre-trial quashing proceeding. The complaint and accompanying material were found to disclose a prima facie case and sufficient ground for proceeding, with no basis made out to treat the case as one warranting quashing or to hold that there was abuse of process. At the same time, the Court accepted the request for an opportunity to explore settlement and compounding, and directed the accused to appear before the trial court within the stipulated time, move an application for compounding, and obtain appropriate consideration in accordance with law and the governing Supreme Court directions.
Conclusion: The prayer for quashing was rejected, but limited relief was granted by permitting the accused to pursue compounding before the trial court and by protecting him from coercive measures for the specified period.
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