https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169777 The Supreme Court held that the landlord's initiation of a criminal prosecution against the tenant after losing in civil courts was an abuse of process of law. It determined that the Rent Control Officer could be deemed a civil court for the purposes of Section 193 IPC. The Court emphasized the requirement of a written complaint from the Rent Control Officer for offenses falling under Section 195(1)(b)(i) Cr. P.C. The complaint was found to lack specific allegations to constitute offenses under Sections 199 and 201 IPC. Consequently, the Court allowed the appeal, quashed the proceedings, and cited abuse of process of law and lack of jurisdiction as reasons. en-us Fri, 15 Jan 1982 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 May 2015 12:34:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169777 The Supreme Court held that the landlord's initiation of a criminal prosecution against the tenant after losing in civil courts was an abuse of process of law. It determined that the Rent Control Officer could be deemed a civil court for the purposes of Section 193 IPC. The Court emphasized the requirement of a written complaint from the Rent Control Officer for offenses falling under Section 195(1)(b)(i) Cr. P.C. The complaint was found to lack specific allegations to constitute offenses under Sections 199 and 201 IPC. Consequently, the Court allowed the appeal, quashed the proceedings, and cited abuse of process of law and lack of jurisdiction as reasons. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 15 Jan 1982 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169777