https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156799 Section 482 CrPC may be used to quash criminal proceedings where the record contains no material capable of reasonably supporting a conviction and continuation would amount to abuse of process. The Court noted that the Sessions Judge's discharge power under Section 227 depends on consideration of the record and recorded reasons, which enables higher judicial review. It further held that the High Court's inherent jurisdiction is broad and can be exercised when the unrebutted material is so inadequate that no reasonable tribunal could sustain the charge, or where the prosecution would only cause harassment and waste judicial time. The quashing order was upheld and the appeals were dismissed. en-us Thu, 03 Mar 1977 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 12:50:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156799 Section 482 CrPC may be used to quash criminal proceedings where the record contains no material capable of reasonably supporting a conviction and continuation would amount to abuse of process. The Court noted that the Sessions Judge's discharge power under Section 227 depends on consideration of the record and recorded reasons, which enables higher judicial review. It further held that the High Court's inherent jurisdiction is broad and can be exercised when the unrebutted material is so inadequate that no reasonable tribunal could sustain the charge, or where the prosecution would only cause harassment and waste judicial time. The quashing order was upheld and the appeals were dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 03 Mar 1977 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156799