https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183298 At the quashing stage, criminal proceedings should be interfered with only when the complaint lacks the basic facts needed to disclose any offence at all. It is not necessary for the complainant to plead every ingredient in exact terms, and a transaction arising out of business or money dealings can still amount to cheating if the allegations prima facie show inducement, delivery of property on that inducement, and dishonest intention. The power to quash must be exercised sparingly and not as a mini-trial on the truth of the allegations. On that footing, the FIR was stated to warrant investigation and not quashing. en-us Fri, 12 Mar 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183298 At the quashing stage, criminal proceedings should be interfered with only when the complaint lacks the basic facts needed to disclose any offence at all. It is not necessary for the complainant to plead every ingredient in exact terms, and a transaction arising out of business or money dealings can still amount to cheating if the allegations prima facie show inducement, delivery of property on that inducement, and dishonest intention. The power to quash must be exercised sparingly and not as a mini-trial on the truth of the allegations. On that footing, the FIR was stated to warrant investigation and not quashing. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Mar 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183298