https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=106382 The power to quash criminal proceedings under section 482 CrPC or Article 226 is exceptional and must be exercised sparingly. At the threshold, the court considers only whether the complaint, read on its face, discloses the ingredients of the alleged offences and cannot test the truth, reliability, or sufficiency of evidence. Allegations of misleading documents, inducement of investors, misstatement, and fraudulent procurement of shares were capable of attracting the Companies Act offences pleaded. Objections on citizenship, the place of commission, and territorial jurisdiction involved disputed facts and could not be decided at the quashing stage; the prosecution could therefore proceed. en-us Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 May 2023 11:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=106382 The power to quash criminal proceedings under section 482 CrPC or Article 226 is exceptional and must be exercised sparingly. At the threshold, the court considers only whether the complaint, read on its face, discloses the ingredients of the alleged offences and cannot test the truth, reliability, or sufficiency of evidence. Allegations of misleading documents, inducement of investors, misstatement, and fraudulent procurement of shares were capable of attracting the Companies Act offences pleaded. Objections on citizenship, the place of commission, and territorial jurisdiction involved disputed facts and could not be decided at the quashing stage; the prosecution could therefore proceed. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=106382