https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=334440 Mere admissions in pleadings or affidavits do not amount to perjury unless they are shown to be false in a legally material sense. The court held that the complainant's statements were consistent with the underlying money transaction and did not justify initiation of proceedings under Section 340 CrPC; it also reiterated that a preliminary inquiry is not mandatory, and action lies only where it is expedient in the interests of justice to inquire into the offence. Applying the limited scope of inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC, the court found no illegality, infirmity, or miscarriage of justice in the concurrent refusals and declined interference. en-us Thu, 10 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 12:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=334440 Mere admissions in pleadings or affidavits do not amount to perjury unless they are shown to be false in a legally material sense. The court held that the complainant's statements were consistent with the underlying money transaction and did not justify initiation of proceedings under Section 340 CrPC; it also reiterated that a preliminary inquiry is not mandatory, and action lies only where it is expedient in the interests of justice to inquire into the offence. Applying the limited scope of inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC, the court found no illegality, infirmity, or miscarriage of justice in the concurrent refusals and declined interference. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 10 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=334440