https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188112 Although criminal proceedings disclosed a cognizable offence and had reached the stage of charge and trial, the Supreme Court held that the peculiar factual background, long-standing disputes, allegations of mala fides, and the interests of complete justice justified intervention under Article 142. The Court noted the usual restraint under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in quashing FIRs and investigations, but found that continuation of the litigation would amount to abuse of process. The criminal proceedings arising from both FIRs, together with the charges founded on them, were quashed. en-us Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:02:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188112 Although criminal proceedings disclosed a cognizable offence and had reached the stage of charge and trial, the Supreme Court held that the peculiar factual background, long-standing disputes, allegations of mala fides, and the interests of complete justice justified intervention under Article 142. The Court noted the usual restraint under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in quashing FIRs and investigations, but found that continuation of the litigation would amount to abuse of process. The criminal proceedings arising from both FIRs, together with the charges founded on them, were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188112