https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=257719 A criminal complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was quashed under Section 482 CrPC after the parties settled the dispute and the amount in issue had been paid. The court treated the matter as a private commercial transaction, not an offence against the State, and applied inherent jurisdiction to prevent abuse of process where the prospect of conviction was remote and further proceedings would cause oppression and prejudice. Finding no bar under the exceptions for serious or heinous offences, the complaint was set aside in the interest of justice. en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 03:30:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=257719 A criminal complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was quashed under Section 482 CrPC after the parties settled the dispute and the amount in issue had been paid. The court treated the matter as a private commercial transaction, not an offence against the State, and applied inherent jurisdiction to prevent abuse of process where the prospect of conviction was remote and further proceedings would cause oppression and prejudice. Finding no bar under the exceptions for serious or heinous offences, the complaint was set aside in the interest of justice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 04 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=257719